Luke’s most important lesson for Rey: Your relationship with the Force is more important than your relationship with the Jedi Code.

Hey /r/StarWars. One thing I’ve seen posted a lot about TLJ is how Luke didn’t really train Rey, he was just trying to discourage her from becoming a Jedi. I completely disagree with the sentiment.Even though all of his advice came from a cranky, cynical old man, there’s a lot of wisdom in what Luke teaches Rey. The closes real-world equivalent would be to tell someone “Your relationship with God is more important than your relationship with the church.” (Not that I believe in God, just a handy parallel.) He doesn’t want his lessons to be about the Jedi dogma, he wants her to connect to her spirituality.In the OT and especially the PT, a lot of lessons are framed by the “Jedi Way.” That’s not a problem in itself, but it’s only part of the equation. Making all of your lessons about dogma causes you to run the risk of missing the forest for the trees so to speak. It’s like someone who can recite Bible verses endlessly but hasn’t done any charitable work.If Luke and Rey has spent more time with each other, I’m sure he would have taught her more about the things he learned as a Jedi, but given their limited time, he taught her the most important lesson he could: Connection to the Force is what you should seek above all else. via /r/StarWars https://ift.tt/2FMo841