LUKE: What is it? OBI-WAN : Your father’s lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster. Luke pushes a button on the handle. A long beam shoots out about four feet and flickers there. The light plays across the ceiling. OBI-WAN : An elegant weapon for a more civilized time. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire. Discussion: Obi-wan teaches Luke that Jedis are the guardians of peace and justice. According to the dictionary a guardian is ‘a person who guards, protects, or preserves’. Jedis strive to preserve the peace and protect rightfulness. Jedis work to stop warring among nations, groups or individuals. Jedis want to ensure that people are treated rightfully and fairly. They try to restore the natural order of peace and harmony wherever they are. Jedis can do this on many levels. First of all, they have to achieve peace and rightfulness within themselves. Then they can restore peace and justice among their own friends and families. A Jedi has to take care of his/her own love ones first. Next will be his/her community, state, country, and planet. Jedis use their devotion and commitment to the Force to accomplish all of this. May the Force be with you! \"Treat every person with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you. Remember that you show compassion to others not because of who they are but because of who you are.\" -Andrew T. Somers
