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I have an odd habit of making comparisons between Star Wars and real life, especially to our worship of Jehovah. The reason for this is that Star Wars is an epic story of Good versus Evil, which reflects in many ways the true life conflict between Jehovah and Satan.
So, today I was thinking about Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Episode IV and I was pondering, which one of them am I more like in my service to Jehovah.
When it came time for the Rebels to attack the Death Star at the climax of that movie, Han was ready to hightail it out of there. He recognized that this mission was practically suicide. He had been paid for his earlier heroics, and he had no desire to stick around and get killed. Luke, on the other hand, knew just as well as Han that this mission could likely kill him, and he wasn’t getting paid for it, but he still signed on without hesitation. He felt a moral compulsion to stand up for what was right and fight on the side of Good. He knew he might very well die if he took this mission, but he also knew he couldn’t live with himself if he walked away.
So, as Christians, are we more like Han or Luke? Do we serve Jehovah when the blessings are immediate and obvious, but run for the hills when faced with a real test? Or do we stick to Jehovah come-what-may, because we know that we couldn’t live with ourselves if we stopped serving Jehovah? Hopefully, all of us our more like Luke. However, the reassuring thing is that, in the end, Han came around and pulled through when Luke needed him the most. We can always adjust our attitude where needed as long as we see the need for that adjustment before the Death Star fires its super weapon.
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This is incredible! Your reasonings show a great depth of thought. I feel this is not the first time you have meditated on the subject. I have one question tho... Where does Leia fit in?
Ladyquilt said...
September 9, 2010 at 10:23 PM
By the way - When you finish Clover, can I borrow it?
Ladyquilt said...
September 9, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Leia is definitely more like Luke in this regard.
And, yes, I think you would enjoy Clover.
Catalyst said...
September 10, 2010 at 6:58 AM
"Before the Death Star fires its super weapon", eh. ;) That is a definite well-placed reference to the Great Tribulation. Paradise and eternal life are the rewards I do look forward to in regards this race of endurance. (Han) It would be at best said though, that it can be selfish only look to those gains. How can one think about that, and not think about others? The joy that can be shared by all under Jehovah's full rule, we currently only know a fraction of right now. Soooo down with the empire, and i'll uphold that every moment of my life (Luke)! All in all, regarding who I really relate to the most, I don't know to say . I may be in between the two, I may relate to one more than the other.
Ricardo V. said...
September 10, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Huh, I just realized that the second sentence in paragraph 4 reminded me of the masseuse illustration used at the District Convention regarding how willing we should be are to go with the truth. Did that by chance pop up into your head?
Ricardo V. said...
September 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM
That was a great illustration! But, no, I wasn't thinking about that when I wrote this. Though I can see the comparison.
Catalyst said...
September 10, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Especially after Episode 3 I've thought of correlations between our situation being in the truth and what happens in those movies. I couldn't help but feel Palpatine was like an apostate trying to pull Anakin away from the truth and corrupting his thinking. It seems like some people when they leave the truth are content to just go their own way and do their own thing, yet others feel such hatred for the truth and those who want to follow it they do anything they can to attack us and turn any away from the truth that they can. This really makes me think of the Jedi/Sith relationship. And that's all I can think of to say for now.
Lady0ftheSith said...
October 1, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Sad to say, but I know of some people that are like Hon, and are just now getting back to the fight. I only hope that they will become like Luke so that they can remain close to Jehovah.
Anonymous said...
October 4, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Q, your comment made me think of Padme and Anakin. Thank goodness you aren't like her! It irked me that she just gave up on life when Anakin turned to the darkside, leaving her kids to be raised by someone else. >_<
Pepper said...
October 13, 2010 at 3:35 AM
Wow I hadn't thought of that way! Now that you put it in that context it's so lame that as the good in him "dies" she dies as well. When the good in a person diminishes it should increase elsewhere to restore the balance. Maybe that's why Luke and Leia turned out so awesome.
Lady0ftheSith said...
October 13, 2010 at 9:59 AM