Power and Luke Skywalker

Receive a very nice free gift the other day.  Very small, sleek, but very powerful.  Well, at least powerful enough recharge a cell phone or other device.  In fact, that's what it is:  A portable cell phone charger.

The next day I read that Amazon is recalling 260,000 AmazonBasics portable chargers (the power banks, used to charge smartphones and other gadgets on the go), after reports that they can overheat and cause fires or burns.

Thank goodness the gift I received was not one of these.  At least I don't think . . . 

No!  It's not. 

Having nothing to seemingly do with the phone charger, last night Suzanne and I watched the latest episode of The Big bang Theory in which Sheldon and Amy finally get married.  Through a series of events, Mark Hamill (a.k.a. Luke Skywalker) ends up officiating the wedding.  It's perfect as Star Wars is a recurring theme throughout the series. 

Okay, trying to tie all this together. 
Cell phone charger = power.
Power = good (to charge cell phone). 
Power = can be dangerous.
Star Wars = story about power and its danger.

"The story being told in Star Wars is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not."  -- George Lucas

Have a great week. 

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn