Chieftain Twilight
Xiam
Chieftain Twilight
Lord Kilo Von Mortenson
I identify myself as a Jedi, though my beliefs are much more accurately held by the Gray Jedi. Considering the Gray Jedi have been mentioned already, here is their code.
"There is no Dark Side, nor a light side, there is only the Force. I will do what I must to keep the balance as the balance is what keeps me together. There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish. There is passion, yet peace; Serenity, yet emotion; Chaos, yet order. I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance. I am the holder of the Torch, lighting the way. I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance. I am a Guardian of the Balance. I am a Gray Jedi."
I can not see the Jedi Code as an absolute so instead recite a remodeled version that reflects the code of the Gray Jedi more accurately. I'll post my version of that as well just to be thorough.
"There is Emotion, but there is Peace.
There is Ignorance, but there is Knowledge.
There is Foolishness, but there is Wisdom
There is Passion, but there is Serenity.
There is Chaos, but there is Harmony.
There is Fear, but there is Courage.
There is no Death; There is the Force."
The reason the last line was not modified is that when someone dies they live on in the Force. If I had a little more time than to write a few lines and copy and paste my codes from my journal I would explain how this can be scientifically supported too.
My mentor also modified the Jedi Code. Here is his version.
"There is Emotion, but I focus on Peace
There is Ignorance, but I choose to gain Knowledge
There is foolishness, but I choose to exercise Wisdom
There is Chaos, but I prefer Harmony
There is Fear, but I embody courageousness"
I have been studying Revan's story and find it all fascinating. I would say he was more than a Jedi or a Sith and although his methods seem most reflected by the Gray Jedi, there is still something different there. I'm studying more to try to find out what exactly it is that sets him apart.
I have to admit, while that first rewritten version of the code bothered me, the modification that your mentor made (with it's clarifications) actually strikes me with curiosity and I have to say that I like it.
I think he missed a couple though. Which would probably go something along the lines of
"There is Passion, but I maintain inner Serenity"
and
"There is Death, but the Force lives on."
...Or something like that...
I always took most of that to be the way the original code meant it anyway. If I'm not mistaken... hang on, looking it up... Wookieepedia mentions that the original mantra went:
Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet the Force.
I always found that the Jedi claim "there is no ignorance, there is knowledge" was a perfect example of their self-righteousness and hypocrisy. but I didn't so much like the Grey Jedi code either, because it seemed to be just a collection of opposites, and I found that including ignorance especially pointed out that they were indeed ignorant.
I explained when I first joined a Jedi temple online how the code is not an absolute. It can't be because it disclaims what obviously exists, much as the Sith code tries to in fact. Both are meant to be mind over matter. Tuning the self to be something more and set the goal of improvement. There is and always will be ignorance, but that doesn't mean we can't strive for knowledge. "There is no ignorance, there is knowledge" is an attempt to set the goal of focusing on constant learning. In reality everyone will always hold some level of ignorance since ignorance is merely a lack of education and it is possible to be uneducated in specific fields. For example, I may always be ignorant of the theories of time travel, but that doesn't mean I won't get a master's degree or phd someday.
Thinking about it logically from a point of view that favors no side in particular, each side is entirely open to interpretation. If you interpret it "wrong" then of course it won't make sense and will be declared wrong. If you interpret it "right" then, naturally, right it will be.
Here is my interpretation of the Sith Code and why I disagree with it.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion."
I interpret "peace" as referring to inner peace, just as I do for the Jedi Code. By that interpretation this line is wrong and just about any Buddhist, Taoist, or other Spiritualist would likely agree.
"Through passion I gain strength."
If we interpret "passion" as a strong emotion then no, not necessarily. Strong emotions can lead to mistakes, lack of focus, and thus weakness if not properly controlled.
"Through strength I gain power."
In this line it depends on how we define "power." Due to the word "strength" being used here I interpret this as meaning controlling others. "Power" referring to physical prowess would be redundant. In which case no, in the modern day intelligence is more highly valued and strength can be overthrown with firepower (if referring to physical) or witty remarks from intelligent people (if referring to non-physical).
"Through power I gain victory."
I have to wonder what kind of victory this refers to, I'm honestly not sure how to interpret this line. Enough power of any kind can ensure victory, so this may be the only line I agree with.
"Through Victory my bonds are broken."
Again this depends on the interpretation of victory, however I don't believe victory is the only way to break bonds. Since this depends on the interpretation of victory the interpretation of bonds is also up in the air.
"The Force shall set me free."
Ok, so I agree with two lines and depending on the interpretation of the previous line possibly three.
[Edit: lengthened to provide details on why I referred to the Sith Code as I did, I was referring to the first line.]