Do Jedi lead by design or is it just a case of

DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO.....

If a Jedi does not act the part, he is not a Jedi.

RiddleNox wrote:
Jedi do not act. Jedi ARE!

Integrity is a high quality for the Jedi and well it is what it is.

Goddess, may I start another thread with this question?

It all depends on the situation, like many other circumstances in life. Obviously, Jedi should teach others how to behave by behaving that very same way. For example, don't smoke - I won't smoke either.

However, in certain cases, the "do as I say and not as I do" rule has to happen. Of course, there has to be genuinely sincere intentions behind it.

For example, (although she is not a Jedi) my Mom is addicted to sugar. Like she is so addicted that she has eaten herself into type-2 diabetes. Nowadays, she still eats sweets - they're just sugar free. She can't control her addiction anymore, but she knows that it's a bad situation. Which is why she tells me not to eat too many sugared things. It's a helpful tip.

It's a bit of both isn't it? Nobody is completely perfect and does certain things that they shouldn't do. For instance, I'm a smoker but if I had kids I would still tell them not to smoke because it's a bad habit that kills you. In a way "do as I say, not as I do" can be a stronger argument. If you've experienced something then you're in a position to tell someone to not do it but if you haven't how can you justify what you are saying completley. When I was at school we had a former drug addict do a talk (effectively saying "don't do drugs) and he was quite effective because he clearly knew what he was talking about. If they had got some clean as a whistle, top button done up type to speak it would have been pointless.

Society pays the most attention to those who have been there and done it. It raises a classic question; is it better to be born great, or to start as nothing and earn your greatness one step at a time? It's like the celibate lecturing us on the dangers of sex. Theory is great but practice is necessary. Experience gives us a sense of what truly is happening, rather than what a book says is happening.

The same goes for workplace safety. The safety legislation in my country restricts idiotic things. For labourers, gloves MUST be worn at ALL times and weather conditions. Even though in the rain our gloves get a sheen of moisture and oil on them that makes gripping anything practically impossible.

One of the safety inspectors knows this and understands it when we take our gloves off during wet conditions. He fought the management and safety committee when I burnt my hand and wasn't wearing gloves. It had been pouring down with rain and I was threatened with having to pay my own hospital fees as well as face disciplinary action for violating a safety rule.