Shanks obviously knows the importance of this fruit, and I believe that stems from whatever Roger and his crew learned about one piece and the history of the world.
Did he make Luffy eat it intentionally? I don’t think so, but he saw Roger in Luffy and decided to have faith in that anyways.
Am just happy he did shit after 10 years of waiting
True, i guess we'll have to wait and see how "well" or not this was orchestrated by him.
The real question comes down to why now of all times I guess. He very obviously waited for Luffy to become a great pirates, but I'm just dying to know what his role is in the end.
One extreme obviously is that he is the endgame antagonist somehow, another is that he really is some sort of gatekeeper for One Piece and plays his role to guard it. So I still think they are destined to fight, especially considering some of Luffy's earliest comments about defeating Yonko.
I'm personally curious as to why the Warrior of Liberation needs to be used for One Piece (somehow) in conjunction with the Ancient Weapons. But really I'm here for any direction the story takes Luffy and Shanks, as long as it's good.