It is here that this is the saddest, most tragic post but a cautionary tale serves as a apt warning always. it was said that Orcs were originally Elves who were tortured and into turning from Light into Dark. How sad but how true. Anyone can turn and anyone can be corrupted, the key is resisting it and aligning oneself to the Light by aligning oneself with right action constantly and regularly and following the Stoic path of calm impartiality and objectivity. Evil is a constant danger and the world is indeed full of peril…But not all who wander are lost and hope is not yet lost among the world of men….
it is darkest before the dawn and i think Tolkien wanted his Elves to be incorruptible to evil and full of kindness and compassion and empathy. As Carl Jung said to this effect, we cannot simply image figures of light but becoming the Light ourselves. Self-cultivation is destiny and self cultivation is a vital central necessity and foundational and most fundamental to this Elven Light Path.
Voronwe, The Elf in the human body 