The Force is connected deeply to the mind and personality of anyone who tries to use it. In general, the Force...seems to want to be used for the good of the Universe in general. Lightly, unobtrusively, and for the sake of the continuation of life. To do this, the Jedi traditionally cultivate a balanced and detached emotional state, especially whenever we're actively using the Force. Peace and serenity rather than emotion and passion.
There are, however, other ways to use the Force. Strong, violent emotions, selfish desires, the desire for death and destruction are common to almost all living things. When someone uses the Force in tandem with strong emotions like anger, fear, or aggression, they can be much more powerful, but it comes at a cost. Twisting the Force, a universal entity, for your own personal feelings or selfish needs is a corruption of it, and people who do so become corrupt in turn.
This is the Dark Side of the Force - power and strength at the cost of corrupting your mind and even body into something hateful toward life and peace. It's like spice - an addiction. Sacrifice your morals for the sake of yourself and you gain a little power, and next time it becomes much easier to do the same thing, and then again, until - if you don't check your advance down this path - you're left with nothing but your basest instincts and petty needs, and a massive power you can only use to destroy.
[She pauses.]
Of course, sometimes it's more complicated than that, but that's the general idea of what happens. It's why I try not to act out of selfishness or commit violence out of anger, and if I do, I never drag the Force along with me. It's a dangerous road that's lured too many people I once cared about.
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There are, however, other ways to use the Force. Strong, violent emotions, selfish desires, the desire for death and destruction are common to almost all living things. When someone uses the Force in tandem with strong emotions like anger, fear, or aggression, they can be much more powerful, but it comes at a cost. Twisting the Force, a universal entity, for your own personal feelings or selfish needs is a corruption of it, and people who do so become corrupt in turn.
This is the Dark Side of the Force - power and strength at the cost of corrupting your mind and even body into something hateful toward life and peace. It's like spice - an addiction. Sacrifice your morals for the sake of yourself and you gain a little power, and next time it becomes much easier to do the same thing, and then again, until - if you don't check your advance down this path - you're left with nothing but your basest instincts and petty needs, and a massive power you can only use to destroy.
[She pauses.]
Of course, sometimes it's more complicated than that, but that's the general idea of what happens. It's why I try not to act out of selfishness or commit violence out of anger, and if I do, I never drag the Force along with me. It's a dangerous road that's lured too many people I once cared about.