Monday, May 9, 2011

There is more to being a Jedi than wielding a lightsaber or using The Force. To do such is a mere fraction a mere almost pointless ability of a Jedi, for much more is there for one who is one part of The Living Entity that is The Force.
I have been a Jedi for many years, and in those years I have learned much of myself through the experiences of Life. Earlier training as a child one is first taught the Jedi Code, the very code that is the core of Jedi philosophy and training. For those that do not know the code I will recite it.
There is no emotion ,there is only peace.
There is no ignorance, there is only knowledge.
There is no passion, there is only serenity.
There is no death, there is only The Force.
Now there is many versions of the code both earlier and later but the principle is the same. As a Jedi you are taught to be a "peace keeper" and this done through practice of physical combat particular with a lightsaber. The Force is taught as a living "being" if you will that binds us and enlightens us and guides us,
The Force is used as aid ,not to dominate it or others with it.
As a Jedi, meditation is also highly emphasized to calm the mind and to suppress the "negative" emotions, to remember to serve a greater good and justice.
In this ideals of "good" often times a conflict exists in the Jedi, a padwan, knight, or master, the title matters not for as I experienced the human being is the same regardless.
Emotion, passion and all else falling in this category is taught as a vehicle to the "darkside" of The Force.
Though there are many I have fought that are vile and cruel to all and was as I dare say pleased to have stopped. I must say that what is considered good and the opposite that considered dark or evil are just merely the same.
As you read that I know you are shocked and think I could not be a Jedi. Am I a viewed as a Jedi by the council? No I am not, not now and not ever again.
What did I do, you may ask? Simply, I resign from the order. No not cause of witnessing too much pain or horrors done by man, but more of coming to a understanding of The Force and those that occupy it.
Yoda was considered to be a great Jedi and he was, he also had a dry sense of humor and he saw the beauty in many things.
Darth Bane was considered to be the quintessential embodiment of a Sith, restoring The Rule of Two, and he had no enjoyment, no love.
Polar opposites as those two are they are one and the same. How you may ask? The answer is simple both had a belief system that was right, when one has a belief system it is solely and at times as in case of The Jedi it is self supported.
Whatever the belief is, your will, if strong enough will be given existence through The Force.
The Force is just not a energy or a ability but it is a actual living entity, as the cells in our body we are the cells in The Force. As we learn all aspects of ourselves both dark and light ,it is the balance of these where The Force in is us speaks loudly and the true Jedi emerges.
Love and laugh, take action but be passive when need be. Discover your passions and explore them, give The Force your creations, we all fear and just a little keeps us alert, know when to hold and to let go, drop expections when they are not yours. Most of all enjoy all aspects of Life and The Force will speak strongly in you.