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Awakening

Growing up my parents would tell me stories of the Jedi and the force, an energy that lives in and surrounds every living thing, wielded by the Jedi who used it to uphold order in the Galaxy and keep balance. But just as every light has a shadow, so did the Jedi. The Sith. Dark force wielders. Used their abilities for their own gain.
I was fascinated by the tales, but as I got older the legends became simply stories, I stopped believing in childhood fantasies because that is all they were. The Jedi were never real, just bedtime comforts for children growing up in hard times. Part of me still wants to believe, because what is life without hope? We all know the galaxy could use a little hope.