It is difficult to put in words what the Jedi Code means to me. I think that
for me, the Jedi Code represents the very essence of the Jedi Path. It
describes my way to see the world, and life, and also explains how should live
each moment of my life, how should I behave if I want to be a Jedi Realist, and
what should I aspire to become. So, in the end, I think it describes what a
Jedi is.
I've always
thought that the Jedi Code mustn’t be taken literally, especially this version.
That's why I prefer the shorter version (Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet
knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet the Force),
because I think this one can be misunderstood.
There is
no emotion, there is peace
It is
impossible to take this literally. Obviously, there is emotion, and we wouldn't
be humans without our emotions. Emotions are a fundamental part of us. If we
try to suppress them, the only thing we will do is to harm ourselves. But, if
we want to act fairly and to make good decisions, we mustn’t let our feelings
get in the way. The peace we need to do this is achieved by balance. This is
what the first sentence in the Jedi Code means for me.
There is
no ignorance, there is knowledge
For me,
most of evil actions are based in and supported by ignorance, and knowledge is
the solution to them. Ignorance is the path to the dark side, so a Jedi must be
wise, as a result of a live of study. Sometimes, because of ignorance, we
misunderstood actions, or people, or opinions or are afraid about everything we
don't know (xenophobia, for example). So, for me, this line sets a goal every
Jedi should aspire to: knowledge, in every way we can find it.
There is
no passion, there is serenity
I think
this line is similar to the first one, but I think there are some differences
between them. Passionate feelings like love, hatred, desire or anger are really
powerful, and can cloud our judgment if we aren't careful and make us do
things, make decisions or say things we will regret later. I think this line
wants to tell us that we must let acknowledge passionate feeling, but we mustn’t
let them destroy the best part of ourselves. We must feel like if we were in
the eye of an hurricane, feeling the storm around us, but without letting it
affect us, being in serenity.
There is
no death, there is the Force
The
universe is energy. Everything, from the planets and stars to life forms. In
the end, we are just a bunch of atoms and other particles stuck together, a
personification of a soul. As Master Yoda said, "Luminous beings we are,
not just these crude matter." And energy can't be destroyed; it can just
be transformed in another type of energy. And the Force is formed by all living
beings.
So, in the
end, we really never die. When our body stops working, it slowly becomes part
of other living beings, that will die one day, and that will become part of
different living beings as well.
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