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Originally Posted by blankall
They were really pushing the narrative that the Jedi accept their deaths as part of the plan, and get rewarded via some kind of force afterlife. Meanwhile, the Sith stew in their revenge and hold on, but the life they lead is torturous....I agree with what you said though, both Reva and the Grand Inquisitor (neither of which have especially great mastery of the force) got impaled on light sabers and seemed to just walk it off.
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Being able to let go and to sacrifice for the greater good is key to the Jedi philosophy. That's why the ultimate sacrifice allows the Jedi to become part of the living force. Also its why Jedi don't form attachments, because they also believe that those that are around them might have to die to achieve the Jedi's goals.
For the Sith, their whole philosophy is about breaking the chains that hold greater beings (Force Users) down. Those chains are the mundane non force users for example, their doubts, compassion, sympathy. They see Death as the ultimate loss of power. That's why Plagueis and Sidious were so obsessed with finding a way to manipulate the Midi-Chlorians to not only save life in others but also themselves so they can achieve immortality. The Sith don't believe in sacrificing themselves to achieve an end. Not when their power is the manipulation of the Force.
The desire to hold onto life for the Sith's is not about revenge, Its not about rage, or hate. Its about fear . . . the fear of losing their power. The Sith also gain their power by focusing on themselves, putting themselves first, and by doing this and preserving their lives while gaining power, it allows them to rule others and bring justice and order to a galaxy filled with non force users who are only good enough to serve and not rule.
With the Jedi, they don't think about themselves, they are only concerned with others. That's why they can let go of their attachments and themselves to achieve the higher notion of a galaxy that is democratic among non force users. Jedi used to rule the Republic, but they gave that up because it always lead to wars against Sith because to the Jedi gaining power over others or ruling others leads to the Dark Side.