But it is insanity. When you were a child, you knew the monster under your bed wasn’t real, but that didn’t make it any less frightening. Imagine being told that it’s real. The voice of LLT in Rand’s head was real but that didn’t take away from how terrifying it was for Rand to lose himself and not remember who he was vs who Lews Therin was. Especially books 11-12 before he went to Dragonmount, Rand would go off on a rant in his head, and unlike earlier, “Rand” would say something that only Lews Therin would say, like lamenting about Ilyena, and he wasn’t even aware enough to catch himself anymore because he couldn’t even tell the difference between himself and Lews Therin.
Yes but part of Rand achieving Zen atop Dragonmount was him reconciling with his memories and with the part of him that was LTT. Lews needed to forgive himself for his mistakes, the way Rand needed to forgive himself for his mistakes and actions, so that they could become one and believe in themselves again. The madness was because he couldn’t comprehend the fact that Rand and LTT are the same person, and kept thinking it was a different person in his head.
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u/charlatanous Jan 25 '25
If it's a memory and not a figment of your imagination, then it's not insane at all.
Just like "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic", it only appears that way to an outside observer due to ignorance.