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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ei" data-source="post: 2245266" data-attributes="member: 10247">Seeing as how Jedi and the force are much inspired from Taoism, I see balance of the force as the eternal struggle between the light side and the dark side.  it is through the motion between the light and the dark that creates the balance.Before the empire, the light side dominated, and the jedi (along with the galaxy) stagnates.  So the chosen one had to destroy the light side, create great upheaval.  Then came the empire, as a short over surge of the dark side after the destruction of the light side.  Anakin then destroyed the emperor.  So in effect, he was able to destroy the old ways (both light and dark) that allowed new Jedi order, as well as new sith warriors to be born.  Thus, the struggle continuous, and the balance and the motion are maintained.</blockquote>