The Final Message of Tolkien Before Departing to Faerie

Refusal to see through the veil world makes the world empty and hollow, devoid of all spirituality whatsoever.

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Speaking of the land of Faërie, Tolkien says:

“…it contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted…