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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 7308327" data-attributes="member: 6796241">So much this.Power corrupts.  The old Jedi Order knew this, and put an elaborate system in place to try and mitigate the effects of that corrupting influence, identifying and indoctrinating young force sensitives in a rigid training structure to try and ensure they wouldn't fall to the dark side.  That is why it took so long to train Jedi in the old way and why Luke and Rey were able to become so powerful so quick.  It worked for a thousand years, but eventually, that power began to corrupt even the Jedi Order when they began fighting in the Clone War, leading to it's demise.  Note that this structure wasn't nearly as old as the Jedi themselves, who have been around for 1,000 generations.It corrupted Anakin, whose strength in the Force was unnaturally strong due to his father being The Force itself.  The training of the Jedi wasn't strong enough to overcome that level of power.  It wasn't designed to be.  Anakin saw the future to clearly, and drew on his power to try and force change. [MENTION=427]Mojo[/MENTION]ru oakheart It nearly corrupted Luke, who at the beginning of Return of the Jedi had begun to truly tap into the power provided by his bloodline, allowing him to see and prepare for multiple outcomes in Jabba's palace and later confront Vader.  Only by the rejection of the power the Force gave him was he able to live.  Had he turned, he would have been killed along with Vader and the Emperor when the Death Star was destroyed.It began corrupting Kylo, who wasn't receiving training and was further influenced by a dark power.Luke goes on to train Kylo and another generation, but Luke's strong power with the Force and his ability to see the future led him to see the fall of Kylo, and he was so afraid of that outcome it nearly corrupted Luke again.  His solution to that was to cut himself off from the Force, to prevent him from being tempted ever again.But hope still exists, and because of Luke's decision to go into exile, it eventually leads Rey to him, allowing her to leave with the texts of the original Jedi order.  And she rekindles hope in Luke, allowing him to use the Force for "Knowledge and Defense" to aid in the escape of Resistance.  Rey now has the chance to rebuild, hopefully learning from the mistakes of the Old Jedi Order once the One Ring of the Skywalker bloodline is destroyed.</blockquote>

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