Ah,“ Qui-Gon said. “And there is your first lesson on why love is forbidden between the Jedi.”
Obi-Wan said nothing. There was just the whisper of footsteps and the soft calming splash of the fountains.
“I advise you to give her up,” Qui-Gon said as gently as he could.
“This is based not so much on the rules of the Jedi, but from what I know of you. Of both of you. Obi-Wan, you are a gifted Jedi. The path is one that is ingrained on your heart. On your character . If you give it up, something in you would die. I feel the same about Siri.”“But I won’t give up the Jedi,” Obi-Wan insisted. “The Order could change its rules.”
“Know this, Padawan,” Qui-Gon said. “The Jedi Council will not change the rules.”
“But – ”
“They will not change the precepts. Not unless the whole galaxy changes, the whole Order changes, not unless an upheaval happens that changes everything. Then, perhaps, the rules will change.
Secrets of the Jedi
When I think “What do I want to see in the new Star Wars movies?” I always, always come back to this.
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