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I get it. Star Wars isn’t for everyone. At least, that’s what some would have you believe.
Some will say that it’s science fiction mumbo jumbo and doesn’t add anything to our society and is pure drivel.
And, from a certain point of view, they’re right.
But…
What if they’re not?
As I’ve said many times before, Star Wars isn’t science fiction.
Not even close. Nor does it try to be.
It isn’t Star Trek.
It isn’t Asimov. Or Clarke. Or Heinlein.
It’s Tolkien. It’s Jordan. Brooks and Goodkind.
Le Guin. Sanderson. Salvatore.
It’s Beowulf. The Iliad. The Odyssey.
It’s the 300 Spartans at The Battle of Thermopylae standing against the worst odds in the history of ever.
It’s Perseus. It’s Heracles.
It is high fantasy. It is myth.
It is legend.
Most importantly, it’s the Hero’s Journey.
The adventure of the hero is the adventure of being alive. It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when…
