Izel walked through the garden, not noticing Yulie's change in focus on the spider immediately. She did however pick up on the young Dathomirian's whispering to herself, her antennae twitching slightly as the Vratix turned around. There was some distance between the two of them now. The apprentice had lagged behind her to attempt lifting the arachnid. Izel remained where she was, not wanting to break the girl's concentration. Instead, she tilted her head slightly, watching the display curiously. As expected, Yulie was still just exploring her understanding of telekinesis and had much difficulty even moving small things. Izel could sense the anger and frustration rising in her with each failed attempt, but she did a good job of suppressing it, instead of letting it fester. As the girl finally succeeded in lifting the spider and its captured prey onto her shoulder, Izel took a few steps closer.
Her apprentice looked back to her and asked how mental chains were broken. Izel remained silent at first, observing the exploring spider for a few more moments before turning her attention to the Padawan. "Very slowly." She answered in a hushed tone and turned her head to gaze at the tranquil gardens around them. "Your problem Padawan, is that you've been conditioned to view yourself as less than other beings." She explained softly. Not exactly the kindest way to word it, but no less accurate. And the Jedi master carried no condescension or contempt in her tone. "You have difficulty visualizing your place in the Force's grand design for the universe. You feel insignificant." She looked back at her apprentice. "On a certain level we all are. There is so much life in the galaxy that any one individual seems like nothing, a single cell in a much larger organism. And yet the Force touches us all," She nodded to the spider. "Even those that can't feel it. That is why you are able to lift the spider at all. That is why history has shown us that single individuals have been able to, in certain pivotal moments, change the course of the entire galaxy."
As the spider came back up and appeared on the side of Yulie's arm, Izel would hold out a finger, pressing it against the fabric on her arm close to the arachnid. Her antennae would twitch again, and Yulie would be able to feel the most subtle shift in the Force around them. In the next moment the spider would take a few tentative steps before crawling onto the larger insectoid's hand. Izel gingerly lifted the arachnid up between her own face and Yulie's as she continued speaking. "Life is fragile, easily snuffed out." For a brief moment she would hold her thumb above the spider, as if threatening to crush it, the arachnid remaining oblivious to the danger. Then she would lower her finger again, leaving it unharmed. "And yet every creature naturally values its own life. It wants to survive and thrive. The Force also wants to grow and thrive. It does this by creating life, and the expansion of life in turn strengthens the Force." She would extend her hand again, offering for Yulie to create a bridge for the spider to return to her. "If we are ever made to feel differently it is a deception, and a horrific one at that. You, like every other living thing that has existed, have a purpose for being. Whether that purpose is large or small is yet to be determined. But it is a vital one. Breaking the chains that bind you means learning to let go of the horrors that have shaped your past. Letting all that anger at your captors and at the world that allows such things to slip away, and recognizing that your inner balance, and your connection to the Force is stronger than any temporary form of suffering we may be subjected to here." Humility, acceptance, peace, and perspective. These were the cures to her Padawan's ills. But given the extent of the scars she carried; Izel had no doubt Yulie's path to finding those would be a long one.
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Her apprentice looked back to her and asked how mental chains were broken. Izel remained silent at first, observing the exploring spider for a few more moments before turning her attention to the Padawan. "Very slowly." She answered in a hushed tone and turned her head to gaze at the tranquil gardens around them. "Your problem Padawan, is that you've been conditioned to view yourself as less than other beings." She explained softly. Not exactly the kindest way to word it, but no less accurate. And the Jedi master carried no condescension or contempt in her tone. "You have difficulty visualizing your place in the Force's grand design for the universe. You feel insignificant." She looked back at her apprentice. "On a certain level we all are. There is so much life in the galaxy that any one individual seems like nothing, a single cell in a much larger organism. And yet the Force touches us all," She nodded to the spider. "Even those that can't feel it. That is why you are able to lift the spider at all. That is why history has shown us that single individuals have been able to, in certain pivotal moments, change the course of the entire galaxy."
As the spider came back up and appeared on the side of Yulie's arm, Izel would hold out a finger, pressing it against the fabric on her arm close to the arachnid. Her antennae would twitch again, and Yulie would be able to feel the most subtle shift in the Force around them. In the next moment the spider would take a few tentative steps before crawling onto the larger insectoid's hand. Izel gingerly lifted the arachnid up between her own face and Yulie's as she continued speaking. "Life is fragile, easily snuffed out." For a brief moment she would hold her thumb above the spider, as if threatening to crush it, the arachnid remaining oblivious to the danger. Then she would lower her finger again, leaving it unharmed. "And yet every creature naturally values its own life. It wants to survive and thrive. The Force also wants to grow and thrive. It does this by creating life, and the expansion of life in turn strengthens the Force." She would extend her hand again, offering for Yulie to create a bridge for the spider to return to her. "If we are ever made to feel differently it is a deception, and a horrific one at that. You, like every other living thing that has existed, have a purpose for being. Whether that purpose is large or small is yet to be determined. But it is a vital one. Breaking the chains that bind you means learning to let go of the horrors that have shaped your past. Letting all that anger at your captors and at the world that allows such things to slip away, and recognizing that your inner balance, and your connection to the Force is stronger than any temporary form of suffering we may be subjected to here." Humility, acceptance, peace, and perspective. These were the cures to her Padawan's ills. But given the extent of the scars she carried; Izel had no doubt Yulie's path to finding those would be a long one.
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