In older religions with large temples, there is often a word of command and reverence within the places of worship within the rituals and activities that take place in the temple. This denotes a certain rigidity around that community which is handed down from generation to generation and which happens in that way for a specific reason. Tradition denotes ancient lessons through myths and practices; At first glance we may think they are foolishness without foundation, but it is enough to look a little more clinical and respectful that we can realize that they are full of meanings, showing us how we live the myth, how we can bring this up to our lives.
However, we Jedi are not an ancient religion; We do not have a tradition firmly established over the centuries, we are working on it just as the ancients worked on the traditions of other religions. A Jedi friend once told me that we are not Catholics; We were talking about the tradition of confession that Catholics have and that I thought of bringing to our reality as a way of outburst and not of atonement. Thinking about it, we are not Buddhists, witches, or any of these other religions; But what can we learn from them? All religions have commonalities because it has been passed on from generation to generation by the peoples who roamed the earth.
When we think about tradition and originality, perhaps our community is more concerned with originality than tradition, since we have not yet established it. Still, we must not forget that we must take all this seriously. I say this because I experienced what Jediism did for me, where perhaps if I had not taken my training seriously I might not be here writing this to you and even now I still walk through a dark part of my life. Training is extremely important and it is often necessary to quiet our own voice a little and listen more, to hear the great voice of Force that whispers in our ears. When I look at our forum, I try to imagine that this is a sacred place for me, a place of silence and reverence like an old cathedral; In fact that's exactly what this site is, a sacred place for me.
What is this forum for you? A place to meet friends? A place to unwind and chat with friends? Maybe cause some polemics with some posts and criticizing the posture of other members and thus generate some tension here? I've been thinking about it and heard a very interesting phrase from Nietzche and with that I'm not offending anyone, so let me poetic freedom:
By killing your own demons you may be killing the best part of you
Friedrich Nietzsche
With that I'm not calling anyone a demon, please. However, this made me reason about what is really good and what it really is not; Much moreover, about my position on all this. The certainty I have had is that there are countless people within this temple and each one has a vision, purpose and time within our home. What I want to say is: Everyone is welcome and everyone is important, because perhaps without the personality of each and their dilemmas, perhaps this temple would not become better and better. Each one adds another brick to what we call Jediism, even if it has good intentions or not, it is in these difficulties that we can mature as a community and as people. So think about this too for your life, I know that many as I am going through the dark times of their lives, but this is a way to mature and from time to time become better as Jedis, as people. So in this new cycle of 2017 I would like to thank everyone for their presence, without exception, thank you for being here, thank you for existing in this world and sharing your thoughts here. Thank you.
