Path of the Jedi Episode #4: “THE TRUTHS WE CLING TO”
In this episode, we discuss the Obi-Wan Kenobi quote: “Luke, you’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.” In this scene from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Obi-Wan appears to Luke as a Force ghost to explain why he wasn’t completely forthcoming about the death of Luke’s father.
Obi-Wan explains that it wasn’t so much a lie of omission but rather a version of truth he chose to believe. And in this context, it makes perfect sense. How else could Obi-Wan have made living with the weight of having lost his Padawan, brother, and best friend to the Dark Side?
