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It's a strange thing, being born into nothing and then all of a sudden being whisked away. Told that you're everything, or at least a part of it. I never cared about the Force. Never crossed my mind for a millisecond until I learned I was embedded with it. To be one of the lucky few with the power to change the course of the Galaxy flowing through me. Still, I'm not quite sure if that's even true. The Force isn't something that gives one the ability to control not only one's own destiny, but those of everyone around them. Free will is what does that.
The Force just gives you a little...push.
Even now I'm still confused as to how I can make things any different. How any of us can, on an individual level. People tell you to have faith, just believe that the combination of individuals can affect destiny. There are no oceans without single drops of water forming together. But take one away and it's still an ocean, really.
Take one life and it's still the same old Galaxy, no matter how important that life is.
I've taken several lives. Has anything changed? Some might argue yes, but I am steadfast in believing that it hasn't. The Empire might crumble today, but tomorrow it will be wiping out the Jedi and whatever Republic is installed in the former Empire's stead. Everything starts anew, the only difference being the drops that create the ocean.
Sometimes I'm thanked for trying to save the Galaxy just for having a lightsaber on my belt, when really I've done jack shit in my life to deserve that gratitude. The best part about being a Jedi is giving people hope that things will change for the better, even if it's only for a little while. And that widespread hope, more than any one individual, is what will drain the ocean and fill it anew. While I can't be convinced that I, myself, will have any hand in changing anything personally, I can still rejoice that people are driven by the belief that, one day, I can and will.
