Title: Life As
Beta: None (so let me know if you see any mistakes!)
Rating: PG
Summary: On the surface, some lives seem simple. The truth is that they are far from it.
Three different people, three different lives, all one commonality.
Disclaimer: I'm just a lone child playing in George Lucas's sandbox
Life as a Jedi is not so easy.
From the moment of your birth, you are chosen. You are blessed with the ability to touch the Force. And, if the Jedi deem you worthy, you begin your training.
You do not have a childhood, not truly.
You don't question it though, nor do you despair. It is all you know, and you are with others like you. The common bond draws you close, and there is a love for all beings that you can't deny.
You are also given a choice, when you are old enough. As a young teenager, you can choose whether to continue the path or to do something else.
It is not always easy to go out and see how others live, whether in poverty or wealth. Your heart cries for all, wishing for happiness to spread through the galaxy. Sometimes envy worms its way in, and you wonder if you're happy.
Then you come back, look at the Masters, at your own apprentice, and know that it is all worth it.
Obi-Wan had never found it extremely difficult to turn his back on pure evil, on everything the Dark Side held. But as he looked at his former apprentice, he wondered if it was worth it.
And he found that turning his back on the Dark Side was the most difficult decision he ever had to make.