"As for the last seven years, he spent them trying to love again: Obi-Wan was still very much a Jedi of the Old Republic. In order to teach Luke, he must love the Force, and even for a Jedi of the Old Republic, trained to serve above all else, it is very hard to love something that has decided your kind has no place in its universe and destroyed accordingly. "

Most interesting thought about how Obi-Wan structured his time first in penance, then in self-discovery, then in learning to love again. Excellent piece.