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With a funeral to go to tomorrow I’ve been trying to distract myself with writing. One of the chapters of my second book is about Darth Vader. I’m sharing a little part of it, just to put it out to the universe, to see how it’s recieved. I think I will be doing this quite often, so if you have any feed back, I’d love to hear from you, thanks.
Ultimately Darth Vader was following a path, the same path set before him by his master. He, like a lot of us, followed the path of those who came before him, for Vader it was the Dark Side, he followed his master, the Emperor, for us it’s jiu-jitsu and we follow our red or coral belted masters (and black belted professors).
The thing about paths is that they must be chosen. Darth Vader chose his path, so did Luke, and we chose ours—we chose the Arte Suave, the gentle art, and with that choice came a philosophy and way of living, a way of training and a way to address our ego, but jiu-jitsu alone is not enough. Jiu-jitsu is kind of like the Force, it’s something we use; it’s something we accept. The way we use it is the important thing. If I go out and beat people up for no reason or intimidate people or act like an asshole because I know jiu-jitsu, then that’s Darth Vader, that’s the dark side, but if I’m humble and patient and kind and I use jiu-jitsu to make myself a better person(and use jiu-jitsu as self-defense), then that’s Jedi. So, both groups use the Force (jiu-jitsu), they only differ in the way they use it.
