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Obi-Wan Kenobi (do_what_i_must) wrote in spinningcompass,

"I guarantee you, every Master in this Temple has had those same worries." Obi-Wan gave her a small smile, despite the twinge of worry her words regarding avenging gave him. "I could tell you about a young boy who spent many weeks of sleepless nights in the initiates dormitory, utterly convinced that he would not be chosen as a Padawan by his thirteenth birthday, and that he would be sent out to one or other of the various Corps. His birthday came and went, and he was not chosen, so he was assigned to Agricorps, on a planet called Bandomeer. But the Force moves in ways we will never understand, and there was a Jedi Master on the same transport as the young initiate. To cut a rather long story short, Master Qui-Gon saw something in me that he liked, and decided to take me as his Padawan."

Ben's memories flared up in the back of his mind as he spoke, memories of a life where Qui-Gon had decided that no, he would not take young Obi-Wan Kenobi as his Padawan, but Obi-Wan knew to focus on his memories for the time being. This was not one of his meditation sessions with Kytana, after all.

"Everyone worries that they are not good enough. Everyone dwells on things they should have done, or done differently. They are more than understandable. Meditation will help you to work with your worries. As I said, it is not about clearing your mind of clutter. It is about being able to move past the clutter to reach a calm point, to reach your centre. It can be difficult at first, but I will show you what to do, and soon you will be able to centre yourself in moments."