BrianL
Doom Buggy Driver
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Interestingly, my wife has a massive problem with the Jedi "taking" kids. I mentioned that I would imagine the child is given a choice. If Mae had tested right and refused, I doubt the Jedi would abduct her. That is why Sol seemed very in tune with Osha. I think he sensed she wanted more than to live on that planet and that she had dreamed of being a Jedi. Maybe she had visions of that life for a time.
Well, the kid is often not given a choice as they can be very young. You see all this grousing about them being "too old" at 8 years old. The parents however ARE given a choice. Usually they know that their child might be different. The Jedi knock on the door and it's no surprise. In fact, it is mostly seen as a great honor, in the proper Republic anyway. The Jedi will not abduct the child unwillingly , but it is sort of assumed that everyone will go along with it, and for the most part they do. If they don't, then it is forbidden to train the child in another way, so basically they have to ignore it and let the Force connection kind of die off. Of course, that doesn't always happen either.