I just dropped a lot of money on getting myself a lightsaber. Here's a link to the saber I ordered. Green blade. I fancy myself to be more of a consular than a guardian for those more knowledgeable about the distinctions between different Jedi...
I'm not one to go as far as to join up with the Temple of the Jedi Order, though I have actually looked through their site and think it's all rather good stuff.
I do however like to consider myself a Jedi more or less now and then.
Lets get that judging out of the way....
...still waiting...
Done judging?
Ok. It's less that I'm trying to live out some nerdy fantasy and moreso that my life values and things happen to coincide with a lot of Jedi stuff too. Works out quite well.
Back to the lightsaber. Once it comes in I plan on customizing and personalizing it to some extent. I want to really make it mine.
One way I had planed on doing that was painting an excerpt from the Jedi Code onto the hilt somewhere, probably near the bottom.
"Emotion, yet peace."
This is my favorite bit of the Jedi Code.
Then I thought, why not put lots of wise quotes that fit my views on life and would also seem rather Jedi like?
Here is a list of quotes that I find to be worthy of being on my lightsaber. Any quote I would put on my saber would be in the Aurebesh, which I can actually read....
There are a lot of quotes here but they're all good ones. The author of the quote isn't listed as I put these into a word doc without it (since I wouldn't put the name on my saber now would I). The names really aren't that relevant anyway, just the content of the quote. These are in no particular order.
Quotes worthy of being on my lightsaber:
Worrying will never change the outcome
I have decided to be happy because it is good for my health
Comparison is the thief of joy
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the
other person to die
Fight less listen more
Thinking too much can only cause problems
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it
Fear is a liar
Focus on what’s right in front of you
Act without expectation
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the fabric of your
destiny
Life can only take place in the present moment, if we lose
the present moment we lose life
If you only look after your own hide then you’re not a man
Worrying is using your imagination to create something you
don’t want.
Be patient in a moment of anger and you will escape one
hundred days of sorrow
The quieter you become, the more you can hear
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too
much on the future
Rejoice in the way things are
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox
Because of great love, one is courageous
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is
the eternal rule
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already
ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be
punished by your anger
There you have it. Kudos if you've read this far. This was a bit of a longwinded post...
Also, I haven't really decided on the best means of applying a quote, or more, to my lightsaber. I'll have to see what the body is like (I'm pretty sure it's anodized aircraft aluminum). Maybe model paint? Or a sharpie? I would want it in silver.
May the force be with you!
P.S. at the risk of stealing the thunder from my signoff I have to note that I think that's the first time I've ever 'said' may the force be with you in a serious/semi-serious way.
