TM 237
TM 237 It's your birthday! If anything were possible, what would be your perfect way to celebrate?
I'm not even sure when my birthday is.
As Jedi we were taught simply not to think about them. We were never told when our birthdays were. The Masters felt it would be an unfair way of singling us out, teaching us to focus upon ourselves rather than the Force. So although they taught us that each being has a specific day in which they entered the world, we were told that our attention must stay on the larger unifying Force. And there it did. I imparted this very same lesson to Anakin when I took him on as an apprentice, although I'm sure for him it was a more difficult one to learn. He had grown up with his mother, and she always honoured the day he was born. There were not always gifts, but she seemed to find a way to make the day special nonetheless. At least if the amount of time he spent talking about his birthdays is any indication.
And myself? Since I've never celebrated a birthday, I'm not sure what the "perfect" way of celebrating one might be. I would probably choose to spend it as I'd spend any other day.
Muse: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fandom: Star Wars
Words: 197
I'm not even sure when my birthday is.
As Jedi we were taught simply not to think about them. We were never told when our birthdays were. The Masters felt it would be an unfair way of singling us out, teaching us to focus upon ourselves rather than the Force. So although they taught us that each being has a specific day in which they entered the world, we were told that our attention must stay on the larger unifying Force. And there it did. I imparted this very same lesson to Anakin when I took him on as an apprentice, although I'm sure for him it was a more difficult one to learn. He had grown up with his mother, and she always honoured the day he was born. There were not always gifts, but she seemed to find a way to make the day special nonetheless. At least if the amount of time he spent talking about his birthdays is any indication.
And myself? Since I've never celebrated a birthday, I'm not sure what the "perfect" way of celebrating one might be. I would probably choose to spend it as I'd spend any other day.
Muse: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fandom: Star Wars
Words: 197