Ok but like. What the fuck is there to do on the internet anymore?
Idk when I was younger, you could just go and go and find exciting new websites full of whatever cool things you wanted to explore. An overabundance of ways to occupy your time online.
Now, it’s just… Social media. That’s it. Social media and news sites. And I’m tired of social media and I’m tired of the news.
Am I just like completely inept at finding new things or has the internet just fallen apart that much with the problems of SEO and web 3.0 turning everything into a same-site prison?
I need everyone who claims to like SW to understand that. Attachments are not relationships.
It’s not about having friends or lovers or people to care about. It’s obsessive fear of loss and jealousy. You know what we call that on Earth? Abandonment issues and people pleasing. We go to therapy for that, bc it’s not healthy and it makes us miserable.
So why can’t Jedi marry? The Jedi believe that children and spouses deserve complete attention. They believe that people deserve present parents and involved partners. Being a Jedi isn’t a job. It’s a lifestyle. How dare they preach compassion and fairness and justice whilst leaving some abandoned child somewhere? How dare they teach kindness and love and self sacrifice while having a neglected spouse?
That’s the difference. That’s why Kanan, who no longer lives like a Jedi in the Republic, can have a relationship and not have attachments, and be a good enough Jedi to be knighted. That’s why Luke, who loved his father, could be a Jedi. That’s why Obi Wan, who loved Qui-Gon, Satine, Bail and Breha, Ahsoka, Anakin, Luke, and Leia and had life-long relationships with them could be a Jedi. That’s why Yoda, who loved his family so much that feeling their deaths from across the Galaxy made him stumble, could be a good Jedi.
Relationships were encouraged. That’s healthy. That’s loving. That’s being alive.
Attachment is fear, and fear isn’t love. Fear is selfishness.
I always thought unhealthy attachment was:
A parent not allowing their child to go to university because they’re so afraid they won’t come back
A lover not accepting a break-up because they were Meant To Be, and harrasing their ex to get back together
A friend not letting their friend make other friends because we’re BFFs, why would you need anyone else?!
Grieving the loss of a loved one to the detriment of your children who rely on you
And this is what the Jedi are talking about when they say attachment is not allowed. None of my examples are about love, but they are about people not letting go.
The Jedi have it right. You’ve gotta let people do their own thing. Its not easy, but that’s their choice.
Imagine losing your rudder out at sea and sending out a distress call. And then the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world comes to your rescue. […] To our knowledge it is the first time that an east indiaman, and the first time for Götheborg, to engage in such a rescue.
Tuesday last week, the 25th of April [2023], Götheborg of Sweden was heading for the upcoming portstop in Jersey. Just after 4pm, a distress call was sent by the MRCC regarding a sailing vessel that had lost its rudder and was drifting. Being the closest ship to the sailing boat, Götheborg answered the call. The sailing boat was towed after the Götheborg during the night from the 25th to the 26th of April. In the morning the 26th of April, a French search and rescue boat from the port of Paimpol came and met up off the French coast.
Text from the sailors on the sailing vessel Corto:
On April 25th at 01:00, we left Cherbourg and set sail for Camaret (the tip of Brittany). We are two experienced sailors on board (Simon and me) with the objective of bringing the boat to Southern Brittany.
At 15:30, we were at sea, more than 50 nautical miles from the coast, when our rudder broke. After sending a PAN-PAN call on the VHF radio, the three-masted sailboat Götheborg quickly responded to our call, offering to tow us to Paimpol (France).
We repeatedly emphasized that we were aboard a small 8-meter sailboat, but the response was the same each time: “We are a 50-meter three-masted sailboat, and we offer our assistance in towing you to Paimpol.” We were perplexed by the size difference between our two boats, as we feared being towed by a boat that was too large and at too fast a speed that could damage our boat.
The arrival of the Götheborg on the scene was rapid and surprising, as we did not expect to see a merchant ship from the East India Company of the XVIII century. This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it? The Götheborg approached very close to us to throw the line and pass a large rope. The mooring went well, and our destinies were linked for very long hours, during which we shared the same radio frequency to communicate with each other.
The crew of the Götheborg showed great professionalism and kindness towards us. They adapted their speed to the size of our boat and the weather conditions. We felt accompanied by very professional sailors. Every hour, the officer on duty of the Götheborg called us to ensure everything was going well.
The next day, as we approached the French coast, we radioed for another boat to help us enter the port, but no one responded positively. Around noon, the Götheborg approached us as closely as possible and stayed by our side until the arrival of a French rescue boat to ensure that everything would go well for us before letting us go.
This adventure, very real, was an incredible experience for us. We were extremely lucky to cross paths with the Götheborg by chance and especially to meet such a caring crew.
Dear commander and crew of the Götheborg, your kindness, and generosity have shown that your ship is much more than just a boat. It embodies the noblest values of the sea, and we are honored to have had the chance to cross your path and benefit from your help.
We thank you again for everything you have done for us.
15th July 2023
Reblogged From yuzuspace13
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