Post by Tai-Da on Dec 5, 2009 17:06:58 GMT -5
Letting go of all you fear to lose.
“Train yourself to let go of all you fear to lose”:- Master Yoda
In episode III Anakin was told by Yoda to train himself to let go of all he fears to lose. In episode III Anakin gets visions of Padme dying in childbirth. Anakin is attached to Padme as he is in love. But Anakin does not want the force to do its natural cause and take life as it should. The force is natural and everything it does is natural. Death should be caused naturally by the force. Anakin did not want Padme to die so I tried to find away to stop it. If he succeeded he would of changed the natural course of the force and of death. As Yoda said “Death is a natural part of life” we should not interfere with death. We should let it be natural as the force intended it to be. Anakin was told to let it come naturally and to train his self to let go of what he feared to lose. He was basically told to learn to let go of Padme and let her die naturally if she is going to die. Now although this is an example from star wars it still applies to real life Jedi. We should not get attached to things so we become selfish and don’t want to let go. “Attachment leads to jealousy… the shadow of greed that is” again another wise quote from Yoda. Jedi should be at peace and not attached to things. It doesn’t mean we cannot love. It just means we should be able to let go and let nature do what it has to do. The living force takes and gives life and we should respect it, as life is not the end but yet another path we have to walk. Death is not the end. We should respect the natural course of death. Letting go is a Jedi must. We must not get attached to things as it will create chaos within ourselves.
By Tai-Da Vrikaurvan
Written – 05/12/09