Force Feeding
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Yoda: Yes, a Jedi’s strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan’s apprentice.
Luke: Vader… Is the dark side stronger?
Yoda: No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive.
Luke: But how am I to know the good side from the bad?
Yoda: You will know… when you are calm, at peace, passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.
I thought about that today after I had pizza for the first time in three months. The dark side is junk food, and the light side is healthy food. Truly, the dark side is more seductive. Always tempting. Being a good food jedi is a difficult but worthy struggle.