I cannot help but pity Anakin. Or is it just me? Somehow I felt sad that no one helped him get through what was happening all around him. Obi Wan should have known and gave advice. Yoda could have indicated something to Anakin. Padmi could have assured him that all will be well. Or anyone one among the Jedi Council. But then, it is really the decision of Anakin to join the dark side.
Maybe that is my problem with the good force in the Star Wars: you have to listen to what you feel. Feelings though are not to be trusted. Let’s take Anakin who trusted his love for Padmi. Was it wrong for him to want the love of his life to continue living? Was it wrong to feel betrayal when the people around you when they seem not to trust you (unfortunately Anakin was deceived by the Emperor)? How about the other Jedis? Were they not feeling that something wrong is happening? They should have known that something is amiss with Anakin.
And all this made me think about the line: the line between the good and the dark side ( or for Star Wars : the force). How easy it is to be lured by power, immortality, fame and strength. How easy to be deceived that what you are doing is for the good of someone but in reality you are doing it for your own good. Did Anakin really want for Padmi to survive her childbirth for herself of for his own?(it was for his own really, a selfish decision that pushed him more to the dark side) Did the Chancellor wage the war for peace and democracy instead of power? (Of course, we saw that it was for power).
No one can stay on the line. One must choose. It must either be for or against. And I hope that for me, it will always be the “good” force.
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