I remember it well. The year was 1977. After months of anticipation, it was finally here. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …” [cue music] I was 9 years old as I read the crawl of those golden-yellow words on the theater screen before they faded into a dark abyss of stars. The stage was set for an epic adventure—and enduring wisdom. So begins the tale of “Star Wars,” and the journey of our hero, Luke Skywalker. Luke finds himself caught in an interplanetary war between the authoritarian regime of the Galactic Empire, and the Rebel Alliance fighting for the Republic’s freedom. At the core of the story lie the Jedi Knights, galactic guardians of peace and justice who harness an energy known as “the Force,” the all-encompassing spiritual essence of the universe. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who initially trains Luke, explains, “The Force is what …