Qui-Gon chose his words carefully. "Attachments can lead to fear, anger, and aggression - all of these can serve to corrupt a Jedi, who can stray from serving the Force and serving others. We seek to gain our own understanding of the universe around us by meditation, not abusing the gift of the Force for selfish reasons."
The Jedi were to be guardians of peace and justice. But he sensed that answer wasn't what Sanzo was looking for. What he was looking for was considerably more spiritual, less concerned with the day-to-day activities of a Jedi or their larger purpose in the Republic. What he wanted, Qui-Gon believed, was to know if the Jedi were like these Earthian priests.
Qui-Gon laced his fingers in his lap as he went on: "A Jedi's life is one of sacrifice. We sacrifice such things as attachment in order to honor life itself: you could say our lives are not our own to live - they are of service to others and to the Force itself."
He'd said something similar to that once. And it still stood as the briefest, most accurate description of what a Jedi stood for that he could think of. A true Jedi, as he understood the Order, was the very opposite of a Sith in that a Jedi would sacrifice all where a Sith would sacrifice none: Sith wanted power over themselves and others, giving into their emotions and viewing the Force as a tool, an asset, and not as the living, breathing thing that it was. The Force to a Sith was only something to be used. A Jedi, on the other hand, would pledge their lives to the Force as a higher power that ran throughout the universe, in every being, every form of life.
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The Jedi were to be guardians of peace and justice. But he sensed that answer wasn't what Sanzo was looking for. What he was looking for was considerably more spiritual, less concerned with the day-to-day activities of a Jedi or their larger purpose in the Republic. What he wanted, Qui-Gon believed, was to know if the Jedi were like these Earthian priests.
Qui-Gon laced his fingers in his lap as he went on: "A Jedi's life is one of sacrifice. We sacrifice such things as attachment in order to honor life itself: you could say our lives are not our own to live - they are of service to others and to the Force itself."
He'd said something similar to that once. And it still stood as the briefest, most accurate description of what a Jedi stood for that he could think of. A true Jedi, as he understood the Order, was the very opposite of a Sith in that a Jedi would sacrifice all where a Sith would sacrifice none: Sith wanted power over themselves and others, giving into their emotions and viewing the Force as a tool, an asset, and not as the living, breathing thing that it was. The Force to a Sith was only something to be used. A Jedi, on the other hand, would pledge their lives to the Force as a higher power that ran throughout the universe, in every being, every form of life.