(OOC: This is my IC view)
"What does it mean to be a jedi? I've never actually thought about it, but. I don't suppose it has any real meaning, well. I mean it has a lot of them, not one singular meaning. Just take a second and think about how many kids out there fantasize about being one of us. Think about how excited and jittery they get when the see that majestic blade dangling from your waist, its tantalising to them at such a young age. But they love it either way, its amazing if I'm honest.
But past that commercial stuff, the foundations of our order were to serve and protect. To learn and have a better understanding of the ways of the force. I always hear people say Jedi fight for peace. It's simply not true, that is simply contradictory. Jedi fight for civilisation, so that; that civilisation can lead to peace and bring prosperity. But, the jedi. Like anything has changed over time. We've grown to become warlike, its so enigmatic to me. The sad part is, its better this way. Its the only way we can win, the sith? They don't have any restrains, but we are supposed to, how can we beat something while holding back? ...I suppose that's what makes us better than them.
However, what a jedi truly is. What he or she should strive to be, is an example. An example to others throughout the galaxy of the true prosperity of the will to act; against evil. Jedi shouldn't be seen as peacekeepers. Not anymore, we are warriors now. We wield the most powerful thing in the universe. The force, a single living entity that strives through us all. Our responsibilities outweigh that of any other, but that's what makes us a Jedi.
We stand vigilant in the face of peace. Always watching, always dictating. Some people don't like it, some people don't think we should have the power to dictate what is right and wrong. But, that's just the way thing are. We are so self righteous but we accept it, because we are Jedi, it is our duty. It is a BURDEN to be a jedi. It isn't a gift, its a responsibility, a reminder of what you are, a reminder that you are different and you have the potential to be far stronger than any normal person, and with that comes greed, and power hunger and fantasies. But, looking past those selfish thoughts? To focus simply on using those powers to protect and defend the weak from evil? That's what a Jedi is all about, sacrifice. You aren't a person anymore. You're a symbol, a beacon of hope. You are Jedi."