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Post by obione on Sept 5, 2009 1:38:33 GMT -5
where's everyone else? Did they get caught in the crossed fire?
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Post by Jinsei on Sept 5, 2009 8:14:37 GMT -5
People get busy in the real world. They've got work, family, etc. This weekend I've got to go work and have a family reunion, if it weren't for my new laptop, I wouldn't be able to log on until Monday.
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Post by tomw2005 on Sept 6, 2009 18:43:26 GMT -5
Ooh new laptop - shiny. I love new tech.
Back on Topic: I think the idea that the Jedi were balanced out by the Force through the events of the 6 movies is a good one.
They became too prideful and complacent.
Tom W
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Post by Jinsei on Nov 29, 2009 14:57:55 GMT -5
Ok, I'm almost three months late in my reply... life's been hectic. However, I wonder what we could/should do in the real world to avoid the pitfalls that we saw demonstrated in the fiction? They were prideful and complacent... many people in the Jedi Community continually want to come up with a set definition of what it means to be a Jedi, but in that they also want to include set skills and training that establish the meaning of Jedi. I'm wondering if this isn't being prideful as well.
In the fiction, they excluded those who were different, rather than trying to work with them and guide those who were studying different methods, they simply ruled them as being evil and cast them aside (or cast them down). How much was lost to them, simply because they didn't want anyone going against established dogma and exploring other tools and paths that were available to them? In the real world, we see this same basic thing happening throughout history. One religion or culture decides that they're the ultimate way and seek to destroy those that are different than them. Islam tends to do it to Judaism, Judaism tends to do it to Christianity, Christianity tends to do it to Paganism, etc. Then, it also extends culturally... Native Americans were considered to be evil, Romans routinely executed those who didn't join them, even now, extremists from nations want to kill those who are different than them. Personally, I think the Jedi should seek to rise above the differences that we each have and focus on the larger picture. Does it matter if one of us is Christian, another Pagan, and yet another Atheist? Shouldn't we just focus on our belief in the Force, rather than our differences of belief in what created it?
I don't know. I'm just tossing out random thoughts here. However, as I sit and watch Episode 4, I'm reminded that I wanted to be like Obi-Wan when I was younger, then later like Yoda, and even later like Qui-Gon. They didn't force their views down others' throats the way that we do in the real world. They focused more on doing what was right, rather than what was dogmatically or politically correct. They helped others. They used the Force when it was necessary. And, they allowed the Force to guide them. They trained in methods that helped them feel and use the Force.
Why can't we just do something so simple in the real world?
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Post by Loretta Anakin Skywalker on Nov 30, 2009 19:02:30 GMT -5
Myrrdem Wolfheart Very good points made in your above post. If there was a kinder gentler Jedi than the real life world would not get caught in the pit falls of the fiction Jedi. I could not have said it better.
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