Compassion guides us to acknowledge the pain of others rather than distract them from it.

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"It takes strength to resist the dark side, only the weak embrace it." -- Obi Wan Kenobi

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“It matters,” Qui-Gon said quietly. “It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch—it matters. I don’t turn toward the light because it means someday I’ll ‘win’ some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”

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“People are more than their worst act,” Obi-Wan recited. It was something Qui-Gon had said to him many times, which at last seemed to be sinking in. “At least, most people. And they are also more than the worst thing ever done to them.”

Gray, Claudia. Master & Apprentice (Star Wars) (p. 116). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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So I got called an "ultra liberal star wars nerd" in reply to a comment on my (Republican) congressman's Facebook page.

So that's a thing that happened.

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Your daily reminder that Jedi are diplomats, not doormats (and sometimes negotiations get "aggressive").

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"There was no Jedi so wise that he could not be undone by his own assumptions."

Gray, Claudia. Master & Apprentice (Star Wars) (p. 308). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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