When I watched Star Wars, I always thought that the Jedi were the good guys and the Sith were the bad guys. Star Wars was a war in which the good guys defeated the bad guys. Slowly I discovered that there are no absolute good guys and bad guys, and Jedi will be tempted by the dark side and transform into Sith. It is also possible for Sith to switch to the light side.

If you study the Sith Creed carefully, there is no sinful burning, killing and looting:

Sith Creed

Peace is a lie, there is only passion.

Peaceful deception, only passion.

Through passion, I gain strength.

Through passion, I gain strength.

Through strength, I gain power.

Through strength, I gain power.

Through power, I gain victory.

Through power, I gain victory.

Through victory, my chains are broken.

Through victory, my chains are broken.

The Force shall free me.

The Force shall free me.

Judging from these creeds, only the part about power is slightly negative, and the rest are normal.

One of the earliest taboos among the Jedi on the light side was that they were not allowed to study the force of the dark side, for fear of being seduced by the force of the dark side and turning to the dark side. Indeed, the dark side of the Force makes it easier for people to become powerful quickly because it emphasizes enthusiasm, strength, and victory. These are all related to life force. But it is precisely because of this taboo that many Jedi do not know what the dark side is, and once they are tempted, they are easily attracted and unable to extricate themselves.

I think of many children who used to be very well-behaved and obedient when they were young. When they grow up, they seem to be different people and quickly become troubled teenagers. I wonder if it can be understood this way: children have been obedient since childhood because their wild side has been suppressed too much. And when they grow up and realize the taste of the wild side, they will enjoy it extremely because they have been suppressed for too long, and will be controlled by the wildness and fall into decline.

From a psychological point of view, all people have two sides of human nature. For example, everyone has an introverted side and an extroverted side. If a person behaves extremely in a certain aspect, it also means that the negative character in this aspect has been strongly suppressed deep in his heart and has no chance to express it. This doesn't mean he doesn't have a negative character. For example, a person who appears to be extremely extroverted is actually an extremely introverted person deep down. Once this extremely repressed negative personality is released, its destructive power is staggering. We need to realize that there is no good or bad side to the personality, and there is no need to suppress one side. Ideally, we develop both sides of our personality at the same time, have both sides of our personality, and display the right side at the right time.

Returning to the dark and light sides of the Force, we cannot simply think that the dark side is bad. I believe that the dark side is actually a manifestation of our original vitality and the source of our strength. It's just that this power is too wild and needs to be controlled. If you just blindly suppress this primitive power and only develop the power of the light side, you may be tempted by the power of the dark side and be controlled by it like in the movie. So the ideal thing is to study both forces at the same time and bring them into balance.