Teachings,+Jedi's+responsability+and+sacrifice

=Jedi’s Responsibility and “Sacrifice”= (By Joey-wan Kenobi) = = = =

"A Jedi’s Life is Sacrifice”
That quote is misinterpreted by many people.

Many Jedi think that this quote means they should stop having a social life and study to become Jedi. People forget about their jobs in life to become Jedi. But these people forget the real reason behind why they want to become Jedi. How will they be Jedi if they have no friends to help, no knowledge to use?

This quote does not encourage a person to be careless. But encourages him to make sacrifices for other people. And sacrifices for the order that wouldn’t effect his own life negatively. After all RJK is here to help people with their lives. To help them know more about themselves and about their surroundings. Isolating yourself from your surrounding will not help. Mingling is more useful, because that way you will meet the people who you can help.

I was talking to a Jedi and he told me how he didn’t have time to study for his exam because he had been to busy with the forum. And here comes the mistake of misinterpreting the code. I advised that person to divide his time. To study but also not to forget his responsibilities towards the order. That problem causes people to get very tight with their schedule and eventually leave the order because of their addictiveness towards it. I’m sure many people can remember a Jedi knight who left because of school.

That’s why this is an important topic because if not taken in mind can lead to Jedi leaving because of their social life. That’s why a person has certain responsibilities towards both the order and his life. This is a code I find very useful, because it shows a Jedi how he can mic between both.


 * "The Jedi does not act for personal gain, of wealth or of power. You must act to gain knowledge; to sustain freedom, life, and learning; to defeat those who would impose tyranny, death and ignorance.**
 * Sometimes, wealth or power is needed to achieve the Jedi's goals. Money is required for the purchase of goods; power is required to obtain the help of others. To achieve one's goals, a Jedi may obtain wealth or power, but is not interested in it for its own sake, and will surrender it once those goals are achieved. “**

- Joey-Wan Kenobi