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Star Wars Meme, Day 20
May. 12th, 2013 05:00 pmDay 20: Jedi or Sith
Personally, that's a very good question. I mean, I have my share of problems with the Jedi Order, such as how they treated Anakin's separation from his mother (yeah, one might argue that I'm biased towards Anakin, and maybe I am a bit, but to no doubt badly quote Sirius Black, if you want to see how a man -- or in this case, an organization -- really is, take a look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. *) as well as the concept of attachment being greedy (which...no, it's not. It's a normal human thing to have. We can't...not be attached, not love, any more than we can stop breathing. And sometimes we need attachment to survive in one way or another) and to simply let nature take its course when a loved one is dying and that grief, basically, is bad. I just have a feeling that whoever composed the Jedi Code really doesn't understand how people want. That and the fact that the Jedi took their beliefs too far, such as Atris, or just took the Code too far in a way, such as Obi-Wan. To quote SF Debris, "A rigid philosophy is no substitute for human compassion and clear reason." I mean, really, what is so terrible, Jedi Order, with simply "Thou shalt be a good person"? When did a rigid code become favored over compassion and reasoning, and being not necessarily perfect, just the best of everything that you could ever be?
Then again, all things considered, the Code could be less rules and more guidelines. I guess combined with other aspects, such as taking Force sensitives as infants and not letting them see their families again...yeah. And some seeming to subscribe to the idea of "the Sith are unworthy of compassion", even though really, compassion isn't deserved. It's for everyone, no matter who they are.
And on the other end, you have the Sith. I don't think I'd want to live in an environment like the Sith's. Backstabbing, betrayals, etc. So maybe I could be a Jedi, just living up to what the Jedi should be, and not who they are, if that makes any sense. Kind, open-minded, creative, open to change and adaptation, not shunning human nature, and just generally being noble. Doing good things, and being willing to do what one can to save the galaxy and protect it, while still sticking to basic morality. Not perfection, simply doing what is right, nothing more.
* And yeah, perhaps they were scared of him as well, but it really doesn't justify anything.
Personally, that's a very good question. I mean, I have my share of problems with the Jedi Order, such as how they treated Anakin's separation from his mother (yeah, one might argue that I'm biased towards Anakin, and maybe I am a bit, but to no doubt badly quote Sirius Black, if you want to see how a man -- or in this case, an organization -- really is, take a look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. *) as well as the concept of attachment being greedy (which...no, it's not. It's a normal human thing to have. We can't...not be attached, not love, any more than we can stop breathing. And sometimes we need attachment to survive in one way or another) and to simply let nature take its course when a loved one is dying and that grief, basically, is bad. I just have a feeling that whoever composed the Jedi Code really doesn't understand how people want. That and the fact that the Jedi took their beliefs too far, such as Atris, or just took the Code too far in a way, such as Obi-Wan. To quote SF Debris, "A rigid philosophy is no substitute for human compassion and clear reason." I mean, really, what is so terrible, Jedi Order, with simply "Thou shalt be a good person"? When did a rigid code become favored over compassion and reasoning, and being not necessarily perfect, just the best of everything that you could ever be?
Then again, all things considered, the Code could be less rules and more guidelines. I guess combined with other aspects, such as taking Force sensitives as infants and not letting them see their families again...yeah. And some seeming to subscribe to the idea of "the Sith are unworthy of compassion", even though really, compassion isn't deserved. It's for everyone, no matter who they are.
And on the other end, you have the Sith. I don't think I'd want to live in an environment like the Sith's. Backstabbing, betrayals, etc. So maybe I could be a Jedi, just living up to what the Jedi should be, and not who they are, if that makes any sense. Kind, open-minded, creative, open to change and adaptation, not shunning human nature, and just generally being noble. Doing good things, and being willing to do what one can to save the galaxy and protect it, while still sticking to basic morality. Not perfection, simply doing what is right, nothing more.
* And yeah, perhaps they were scared of him as well, but it really doesn't justify anything.
