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deernet2022-06-27 12:40 pm
hopesparks) wrote in deernet2022-06-27 12:40 pm
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video ; un: a.solo
[ Anakin woke up this morning and, compelled by his Warmblood nature, decided to give a short lecture. The video opens on Anakin, who is sitting a rug in his living room. His Omen snoozes peacefully behind him. He's even wearing the closest approximation to traditional Jedi robes as he can find.
He looks calm, but there's a trace of warmth in his expression. ]
I noticed that a lot of people here don't know much about the Force or the Jedi. I have some spare time this morning, so I thought I could explain a little bit.
The Force is an energy field that is generated by living things and binds them together. On one level, it's not much different from how anything with mass produces gravity. It's not something you do consciously, and it's not something you have control over. There are people who have a stronger connection to it than others do. We call them Force-sensitives. Someone who's Force-sensitive can tap into the Force and call on its power in various ways-- telepathy, empathy, precognition and prophecy, and telekinesis. For example-- [ He holds out one of his hands and a cup of water floats from off-screen. It hovers for a moment before he uses telekinesis to set it down next to him. ] You can't learn Force sensitivity-- you're born with it or you aren't. But even if you can't feel it, you're still connected to the Force and, through it, every other living thing.
[ He flashes a brief, small smile. ]
The Jedi-- and many others-- believe that the Force is much more than that. It can offer strength and wisdom to those who tap into it. But it has both a light and a dark side to it, just like every living thing.
[ He summons the water glass to him again and passes it from hand to hand using telekinesis. It never touches his palms, instead hovering a few centimeters above them. ]
As Jedi, we consciously choose to draw our power from the light-- compassion, hope, selflessness. We preserve life as much as we can. [ His expression flickers to something sad for a moment. ] Even though sometimes we're forced to fight one person to protect another.
[ He feels the weight of the lives he's taken. Choices he's made. But he shakes that thought away, though the gravity of it lingers in his expression for a moment. ]
It sounds cut-and-dry, but it's not. When you're angry or scared or grieving, it's easy to draw on the dark side-- rage, greed, selfishness. It's easier and faster, but...
[ He brings the glass to hover in front of himself. For a moment, his expression changes slightly and the glass shatters violently. Pieces fly across the room and his Omen snaps awake for a moment to assess the danger. It then gives him a Look and goes back to sleep. The pieces start to float up again, slowly fitting themselves back together as he continues. ]
... there are always consequences.
[ The glass is reassembled, but is still very much broken. He holds it together for a moment before letting it fall apart again. The tinkling of glass falling to the floor breaks the silence. ]
That's why the Jedi focus so much on self-control. Once something is done, it can't really ever be undone.
[ Anakin shrugs. ]
That’s just what we believe. I’m not trying to give a lecture about morality. Our way isn’t the only way-- the Jedi know this and aren’t conceited enough to assume it’s even the only good way.
Anyway, I hope that helped. I’ll try to answer questions, if you have them.
Otherwise. [ He smiles. ] May the Force be with you.
He looks calm, but there's a trace of warmth in his expression. ]
I noticed that a lot of people here don't know much about the Force or the Jedi. I have some spare time this morning, so I thought I could explain a little bit.
The Force is an energy field that is generated by living things and binds them together. On one level, it's not much different from how anything with mass produces gravity. It's not something you do consciously, and it's not something you have control over. There are people who have a stronger connection to it than others do. We call them Force-sensitives. Someone who's Force-sensitive can tap into the Force and call on its power in various ways-- telepathy, empathy, precognition and prophecy, and telekinesis. For example-- [ He holds out one of his hands and a cup of water floats from off-screen. It hovers for a moment before he uses telekinesis to set it down next to him. ] You can't learn Force sensitivity-- you're born with it or you aren't. But even if you can't feel it, you're still connected to the Force and, through it, every other living thing.
[ He flashes a brief, small smile. ]
The Jedi-- and many others-- believe that the Force is much more than that. It can offer strength and wisdom to those who tap into it. But it has both a light and a dark side to it, just like every living thing.
[ He summons the water glass to him again and passes it from hand to hand using telekinesis. It never touches his palms, instead hovering a few centimeters above them. ]
As Jedi, we consciously choose to draw our power from the light-- compassion, hope, selflessness. We preserve life as much as we can. [ His expression flickers to something sad for a moment. ] Even though sometimes we're forced to fight one person to protect another.
[ He feels the weight of the lives he's taken. Choices he's made. But he shakes that thought away, though the gravity of it lingers in his expression for a moment. ]
It sounds cut-and-dry, but it's not. When you're angry or scared or grieving, it's easy to draw on the dark side-- rage, greed, selfishness. It's easier and faster, but...
[ He brings the glass to hover in front of himself. For a moment, his expression changes slightly and the glass shatters violently. Pieces fly across the room and his Omen snaps awake for a moment to assess the danger. It then gives him a Look and goes back to sleep. The pieces start to float up again, slowly fitting themselves back together as he continues. ]
... there are always consequences.
[ The glass is reassembled, but is still very much broken. He holds it together for a moment before letting it fall apart again. The tinkling of glass falling to the floor breaks the silence. ]
That's why the Jedi focus so much on self-control. Once something is done, it can't really ever be undone.
[ Anakin shrugs. ]
That’s just what we believe. I’m not trying to give a lecture about morality. Our way isn’t the only way-- the Jedi know this and aren’t conceited enough to assume it’s even the only good way.
Anyway, I hope that helped. I’ll try to answer questions, if you have them.
Otherwise. [ He smiles. ] May the Force be with you.
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A Chancellor, maybe, who sows discord and chaos before sweeping in to 'fix' everything by declaring himself Emperor?
[ Dryly: ] He created an empire that lasted twenty years compared to a republic that lasted thousands.
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You give him far too much credit if you think he was able to destabilize everything in a mere half a lifetime. The Republic and the Jedi both were already in a decline for hundreds of years, long before he ever started thinking up a plot to put himself in charge. He just took advantage of the cracks and made them wider until everything shattered.
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Every system has flaws, but I don't doubt that he was able to use those to his advantage.
We all lost so much.
[ A flicker of sadness crosses his face before his expression turns neutral again. ]
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[Look, even Maul has his limits, and billions of deaths just to satisfy Palpatine's demented whims was it.]
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[ He's read about it. With the Yuuzhan Vong, he's even seen and experienced it firsthand. But it doesn't mean he understands it. ]
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[Maul would have thought such a way to be a little sad if he didn't hate his master so much.]
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[ His expression flickers with not-quite shame. ] Which isn't a very Jedi thing to say, I know.
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[Frankly, he likes seeing imperfections in the Jedi of the future. It gives him hope that they may have learned better than to try and hide them like the Jedi of his time do.]
After speaking with other Sith brought here, I am beginning to realize just how much of an outlier he was in how he approached Sith ideology.