I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker. In which case you also were meant to have it. And that may be an encouraging thought.

As she stood before Aragorn she paused suddenly and looked upon him, and her eyes were shining. And he looked down upon her fair face and smiled; but as he took the cup, his hand met hers, and he knew that she trembled at the touch.

The road goes ever on and on

There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made.

The realm of Suaron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his Quest

Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost!

The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation - This story begins and ends in joy.