Beware the Dark Side
The Dark side is very powerful. To use it even once, would be to become its slave. The dark jedi use their anger, and their hatred to fuel that power. When walking into the wilderness, a light jedi does so to commune with nature. To rediscover himself. The dark jedi, however, does so to be away from civilization. To concentrate on his selfish desires.
Be cautious... those who are dark, may appear to be light. It applies the other way too: the light may appear to be dark. One may smile... and smile, and be a villian. Dark jedi are, by reputation, good at manipulation.
Many places are domains of evil. They seem to be focuses of the dark side. Luke learned of this during his training with Yoda on Dagobah, when Yoda told him to enter the cave by odd looking tree. There have been speculations about the reason for the strange - as for the dark side emanations from the cave. One has been that the Dark Jedi Master once lived there. Whatever the reason, Yoda sent Luke into it, telling him,"Your weapons... you will not need them".
Luke's mistake was he did not trust his Master and took his weapons anyway. Within he had a battle with a vision which appeared in the form of Vader, his father. However, it turned out to be himself he was fighting. He learned this unfortunately after he had already failed the test that his Master Yoda had put him through. All Jedi take this test. It decides which path will be taken. Kyp Durron took a similiar test if you recall. Luke sent him into the temple of the one who had convinced Kyp that to learn the Sith ways, was the right path... Exar Kun. If you have not heard this story, tell me, and I can tell you. Or you can just go out and buy the book. On your journey, expect to be tested in this way. It is different for everyone.
...Jedi Streen
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