“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” I remember when I was in Secondary School, and it was near the exams (it’s always near the exams) when Channel 5 decided to show Star Wars. It wasn’t that I’ve not watched it; I just wanted to re-watch it. In the beginning, what I loved was the lightsabers and lasers and X-wing fighters and of course, Obi Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader. I even had a Darth Vader wallet, which I would proudly carry with me everywhere I go, and I didn’t change it till I was laughed at in Polytechnic, for using a Velcro wallet instead of a leather bi-fold. But as I grew older, I realised that Star Wars has taught me many things. Yoda shares a wealth of knowledge, deeply steeped in philosophy, spoken in Shakespearean tongue. I was first drawn to “Do or do not. There is no try.” Star Wars has not just helped with my outlook in life, but also through various “difficult” times, and other Star Wars fans have even bothered to change what Yoda said, from “If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find” to “If onto your ex’s Facebook page you go, only pain will you find”. So for all those who are going through this “difficult” patch, “Train yourself to let go… of everything you are afraid of lose.” May the force be with you, and have an awesome 2015.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:47:47 +0000
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