The Dark Side

Luke held within duality of personalities both Obi-wan and Darth. Luke like all of us had to face the dark one. Why, it is the only way to truly know it and come to keep it in abeyance. Only through holding Darth in the dark and remaining in the light can we truly be enlightened.

We must see our dark side to know its breadth and depth. Its control and its ability to take a dominant role in our lives. Discover it, the dark side Darth Vader within or it may come forth at unexpected moments and death can/will follow.

I have seen the dark side and know that it has the ability to dominate me. That knowledge is critical for the moment Darth rises up from the dark and tries to take control of the Millennium Falcon crashing me against the meteors. Recognize your dark side and accepts it presence then set your shields to keep that monkey in the dark.

Looking inward, the most difficult and dangerous path anyone can willingly take.
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2 comments:

  1. Zacky Chan8:12 PM

    I think that the Dark Side is inseparably interwoven with the fear of what may be called the "ultimate failure": Death.

    I guess before such a direct encounter with death ensues, we have many challenges and characters to struggle with. It seems a noble quest.

    My qualm with all of this is Society's fear of such a struggle. I'd say most of the ways in which people honestly confront Darth are socially unacceptable. I'm not just talking about rules and laws or drugs and alocohol and violence, but the state itself of a person who is addressing the demons in their void. But what can you do when you witness a person in real life like this? Perhaps this negative social reaction to such real life battles is why we must do these things alone.

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  2. Charles James3:38 PM

    Hm, interesting perspective ... must contemplate.

    Thanks Zacky.

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