That, and also having Obi wan as his teacher, let's face it Obi-wan failed him as a teacher and mentor. They shouldn't have had a fresh knight like Obi-wan teaching someone as volatile as Anakin.
A 100% this. The channel Pente Patrol Star Wars did a great What If series of videos that explore how Anakin would have turned out if he was taught to be someone other than Obi Wan. Shaak Ti, Mace Windu, etcetera. All made a convincing case that yeah, anybody would have been a lot better than Obi-Wan.
And it's that simple. As a jedi your duties should come first. But being a jedi is a choice. If you don't wish to be a jedi. It's as simple as leaving. Ahsoka did it.
That's something I realized a few months ago. One of the problems with Anakin was that he traded one chain for another. That being the prophecy. If it weren't for feeling like he
had to stay, I would wager that Anakin would have absolutely left.
As for the rules of attachment. Yeah, it's a complicated issue partly because there are so many interpretations of not only that, but the Jedi as a whole. As is a given for a universe that existed for more than 30 years.
To dig in the core message of the Force back in the original trilogy. It is that the ego is the synonym of evil, and selflessness the ideal of virtue. With no alternative and no freedom. As poles of good and evil, a Force user can only come to two conceptions: egoism and altruism. Which is nothing but a choice of pain: their own pain borne for the sake of others or pain inflicted upon others for the sake of self. When it was added that they must find joy in self-immolation, the trap is closed. The Force makes them accept masochism as the ideal. Under the threat that sadism is our only alternative. This is why a portion of the crowd who have uncertain feelings about the Force and by extension the Jedi have said uncertain feelings. George's idea of the Force tied happiness to guilt.
Of course, the core message of the Force and the Jedi certainly changed over the years for better or worse. The whole discourse became more complex when you got new writers coming in with their own take on the concept. (KOTOR/SWTOR is one big example) This led to a problem that affects the series as a whole. The issue that comes with becoming a franchise. In short, the OT is meant to be a symbolic space opera of good vs. evil. It was never meant to be as grounded as say Star Trek. When you try to do so and attempt to give the themes deeper nuance. Well, we saw how that played out when Disney got their hands on the franchise.
So Obi-Wan, despite his love for Satine, remained a Jedi and did his duty. And, despite his love for Anakin, when it was required of him, he did his duty to the order.
It's important to note that Obi-Wan loved Satine enough that if she had just asked, he would have left the Order to be with her.
Anyway, enough of my rambling.
[X] Bodhi, the ancient Temple of the Arts. It's low-lying, coastal, and near a temperate forest, which will provide good opportunities for forest agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture. Records indicate it contains many pre-Republic relics in the Tho Yor beneath its surface.
