Join the DARKSIDE, maybe?

My friend, Louise, and I decided to save a day for a Star Wars Trilogy time marathon. Despite the tension and awkwardness while watching the movies, a lot of silly (?) thoughts entered my mind.

A lot about the case of Anakin Skywalker's intriguing, yet complex "sith-tuation." I formulated a lot of theories regarding Anakin's journey to the DARKSIDE...and THIS ONE would be the BEST:

1. Intelligence vs. Ignorance (in the context of Innocence)

Those who know they know too well, really know nothing.

C’mon, life’s not all about how much you know about it!

Life’s more about how’d you deal with it.

With great intelligence, there sprouts great questioning...

and in every unanswered question, we lose faith.

We all started as young Anakins...

We are not conscious on how much we know, and on how much we could still learn.

But when we start to bring to awareness such realization, our innocence dies out—and we start to evaluate ourselves: “Am I intelligent, or rather ignorant?”

2. Death vs. Life

We’re all destined to be slaves of lost—no one’s an exception.

Anakin lost his mother, and from that lost...he found vengeance.

If our life is partly ruined already, it doesn’t mean we have to destroy what remains of us. If we believe death or lost is reason enough to kill our hopes...can we not let our lives be reasons enough for us to continue living?

3. Thirst for power vs. Powerlessness

When we decide to breed vengeance from pride’s womb...we start to seek power.

Power could transform us as victors of our own conquest, but would power bring us happiness?

4. Love vs. Despise

When we love, we start to hate ourselves—hate ourselves for we think our efforts aren’t always enough.

And we always think that the sacrifices we make fuels equilibrium. 

We are not born to be martyrs of our relational idealisms. Our love is never for ransom---not an enticement to be retrieved from imprisonment. Love is to be shared, not broken nor thrown away.

Finally,

5. Inner Sith vs. Inner Jedi Master

One word: DECISION.

P.S.

Thank you again, Louise! 

And for your laptop...REST IN PEACE.