Queen Padme Amidala,

Indeed, the droid control ship, destroyed, he has. Nothing happens by chance, my young queen. A great day, this is, for Naboo, and your people. To your advantage, very much this is.

Their arrest and custody, a good thing. Justice will be served, I think. Unfortunate, it is, that Qui-Gon has fallen. Fond of him, I was...I am. The tragedy is terrible, but on Obi-Wan, hardest will it be. Destroyed the Sith, he has. Well this speaks of his ability, as Qui-Gon had said.

A generous consideration, Qui-Gon's funeral is. Discuss it with us, he will, I'm sure. Qui-Gon honored would be to be remembered on the world for which he fought, I believe.

How expect this can we? The same way expect you to follow a rule, your parents can. Doing as you are told is self discipline, as controlling your emotions are. At a young age, we learn these things, very young. How expect you to think, and not make rash decisions for your people? How expect you to do something undesirable, though needs to be done, you know it is? Simplify too much, you wish to do. Hear the words you do, yet listen to what they say, you do not.

What know you of training? In honesty? When for over 800 years have you trained Jedi, as have I, then you can tell who is to be trained and who not. Rude I do not intend to sound, but more there is than what you see or think. A Jedi seeks not to impress, or make grand use of power. For defense and knowledge do the Jedi use the Force. Young Skywalker in defense did act, and a good thing, this was. Gravity you do not see, but hold you to the planet it does. Air you do not see, but fill your lungs with life, it does. As I have said, much there is you do not know or see, much more than think you to that which of you speak.

Pleased I am to hear your handmaiden is safe. Very good that the droids power they did lose. Very good also that Gungans live that may have not, if otherwise things had gone. Wonderful news this is.

Control he may learn, perhaps. A consideration, it is. Yet, in 800 years, a successful training of this type, I have seen not. The odds against him, they are. Heavily. More to a Jedi than desire to learn, there is. Explain successfully, I wish I could.

An important thing, friends are. Unfortunate that his mother his father could not free. Expected perhaps for a non Jedi, but for a Jedi, no. Of many things that separate us, this is one. Why control is so important, this is. Anger is a path to the Dark Side. Once down its path you go, forever will it dominate your destiny. To feel an emotion expected is. Rule over the mind, the emotion should not. If too strong to think, the emotion is, then rule you it does. A slave to the emotion have you become.

Not changing the issue is not. HOW one changes, the issue is. Again, speak you of things of which know, you do not. Teach you, I could try, but fail, ultimately, I would, for see, never would you. To know half a truth is fact you know not. Only a full truth does a fact make. Part of something to understand is not the whole to understand. Half a cup hold water will not, successfully. Half a heart fuel the body it cannot. Half a world sustain life it cannot. Easy you think it is to do as ask we? As behave our rules say? Easy, you think this is? No, easy it is not. Very hard it is. If too easy a thing is, then no accomplishment is made. No challenge to be had. If easy it were, then all would do it. All do not.

Learned, of course they can. Over time. Time beyond which the boy is now. Time where in the middle the boy should be, not the beginning. Many thousands of years ago, these rules were made. With the universe, the Jedi did not spring into being be. Trial and error, practice, and observation very long did it take. Much refinement did the rules go through before as today they become. Of wisdom and experience, this the voice of is. For a reason thus things as they are. Arbitrary and contrite the rules are not.

Overconcern there is no such thing. Because I cannot see, much alarm this the reason is. If young Skywalker's fate so clear was as you think, then see it easily I could. If so sure was his ability, then no clouds would I see. The very fact that clouds I see, rather than clear future, much cause for caution it is. Definite facts in present time definite facts in the future make. Speak you of Skywalker's fate as definite, do you. Definite, it is not. Much danger, from many directions come, and will come. Much danger I see in his training. Danger to all. Good intentions not always yield good results. Easy it is for the Dark Side to make think you do the right thing, but the wrong result it have. Deception, part of its nature, it is.

Hold him back in what way, my young queen? From himself, and all he cares for, destroying, prevent I will if I can. Understand, you do not. Understand, you will, strongly I doubt. Learn one cannot, when their head filled with knowledge of all, they think, it is already. An empty cup must one be to learn. A full cup, filled cannot be.

Alternatives, there are, to support him. Programs have we for those that Jedi do not become. Good and productive lives live they do. Learn much and peace achieve do they. Lock him up? No, jailers we are not. Against their will, no one do we keep. When a ship fly you through the atmosphere, and clouds your vision do obscure, how harmless this do you believe? If to crash your ship is, clouds keep you from seeing safer place to land, they can. From living, keep you they can. Not dangerous, tell me clouds can be.

Again, words do you hear, but listen to them, you do not. Only the sound in your mind does register, the meaning, lost it is. Love is an enemy not. Love defeat is not. Love, neutral is. Not good, not bad. Just love. Love can be a weapon. Love many things can be. What it is, by your use, determined it is. What it is, by your intention, determined it is. If listen twice as much as speak, one the truth they could hear. Two ears and one mouth for a purpose are we given. To hear and to listen, the same things they are not. How sad that it is that hear me, you may, but listen to me, you do not. Regretful that closed to all thought but your own shall you remain, unless drastic something happens does. Because believe something you do, universal truth it is not. Think fondly of you I do, Queen Amidala. Much potential have you. Much intelligence and insight you possess. How unfortunate yourself blind to some things, you do. How very sad. With your heart, you cannot think, no more than with your mind can you feel. A purpose each have they. Their purpose to switch it is not.

The Force, may it be with you

Master Yoda