The Force Within Us

  To those who know me fairly well, knowledge of my great passion for Star Wars is no secret. I admit it quite fervently and take delight to mention or even discuss Star Wars in everyday circumstance. Anything from the cinematography of the movies to the intricate details of the Star Wars galaxy which has come alive through novels, games, and other media. One thing in which I passionately believe, in accordance with the extreme nerd mania which is involved to be a true fan, is that the dark and light sides of the force are not separate existing parts of the collective essence of the force, but rather the internal struggles of light and dark that individuals struggle with in the natural progression of life. True there are characteristics that show as evidence of light or dark affiliation, but the underlying fact is that the force is just the power, and the wielders of it are the dark users entrapped in their passions and greed for the power of the force, or those practicers of the light who are pacified by the serenity which the force can bring. The same can be said within our own reality. It is not the power or authority we have or even the circumstance in which we live that will determine the outcome of our goodness or wickedness, but what we determine to make of ourselves.