The two are not intrinsic, you can have power over yourself without needing power over others. Certainly you need self control when governing but that has never stopped anyone in the past.
Technically, I never said they were. Just that Sith don't place one higher than the other.
Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
That is the biggest load of bantha shit I have ever heard.
Peace is momentary, but it is not a lie. Everything in life is momentary. Passion is intrinsic to life, it governs all of us but it's not only a strength it's a weakness. Passion can kriff everything up, it can blind you and weaken you to the right thing to do.
And the right thing isn't what you want, it's what's best for everyone whether you like it or not. Power is the lie, power is pointless if you can't control it.
Peace is stagnation. Conflict, within or outside yourself is what drives you to grow. Passion is truth. It's from passion we get our desire to do what is right. Or what is necessary. Without it, you are soulless. Power is everything. Power over your emotions, power over yourself, power over the Force. There is no true power without control.
Conflict is hell, it ruins people and takes lives and yes it changes you but more often than not for the worse. It is not and should not be the means of growth.
And passion is not truth. It can be motivating and truthful but it is not THE truth. An over abundance of passion can be harmful and it's no excuse for behaviour. Crimes of passion are not honest, they're lapses in judgement and breaks in control but they are not honest.
Power over self is a constant battle and power over others is an illusion. It does not exist.
You are SO literal. Conflict isn't just fighting. Wanting to be better than you are now. Protecting the ones you care about. It's not settling for things as they are.
Sometimes protecting the ones you love and wanting better for yourself aren't possible and forcing it to be possible doesn't change that inevitability all things end.
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A few drinks doesn't ruin a life. Many over many years, perhaps.
Ah, right, because being power hungry has always worked out for everyone that's ever tried to rule an entire galaxy
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There are many forms of power. The ruling the galaxy thing is more of a perk.
one day i will remember to reply to you here in time >_>
Yes and it never does work out the way one hopes now does it? Whether it's galaxy ruling power or not
One way or another, power shifts
No worries.
Do you think you don't want power? You seek power over the self, mastery of your abilities. It's pretty lame to try to deny that.
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The other stuff is too expensive
Power over self is not comparable to power over others and it's lame to compare them under some misguided notion that you're catching me in a lie
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Power is power. The Sith make no distinction between the two. After all, you can't achieve one without the other.
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You don't have to have power over others to have power over yourself. Self-control isn't the same as making people do what you want
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Peace is a lie. There is only passion.
Through passion I gain strength.
Through strength I gain power.
Through power I gain victory.
Through victory my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
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Peace is momentary, but it is not a lie. Everything in life is momentary.
Passion is intrinsic to life, it governs all of us but it's not only a strength it's a weakness. Passion can kriff everything up, it can blind you and weaken you to the right thing to do.
And the right thing isn't what you want, it's what's best for everyone whether you like it or not. Power is the lie, power is pointless if you can't control it.
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Passion is truth. It's from passion we get our desire to do what is right. Or what is necessary. Without it, you are soulless.
Power is everything. Power over your emotions, power over yourself, power over the Force. There is no true power without control.
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And passion is not truth. It can be motivating and truthful but it is not THE truth. An over abundance of passion can be harmful and it's no excuse for behaviour. Crimes of passion are not honest, they're lapses in judgement and breaks in control but they are not honest.
Power over self is a constant battle and power over others is an illusion. It does not exist.
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Sometimes protecting the ones you love and wanting better for yourself aren't possible and forcing it to be possible doesn't change that inevitability all things end.