Obi-Wan Kenobi said, "The Dark Side is a choice you make every day of your life."
Every single day, Vader wakes up, puts his armor on, and sets about his work of continuing to destroy everything Anakin Skywalker ever was.
On this day, Vader sees Obi-Wan, utterly distraught, weeping, apologizing for having failed him so utterly. And some part of him that's still Anakin Skywalker makes him say, "I am not your failure, Obi-Wan."
Maybe later he justifies it to himself by thinking he was claiming his choices. He's denying Obi-Wan any agency in the creation of Vader. Because he's obviously the best version of himself, after all. He's here because he wants to be. Because this is all there is.
But there's no denying that in the moment he says it, it's a kindness. It's a mercy. It's Anakin telling Obi-Wan, his master, one last thing to help him move past his guilt and grief.
All it takes is deciding for one moment not to do the Dark Side thing.
Every single day, Reva woke up, put her armor on, and resolved to do whatever she needed to do, to hurt or betray whoever she needed to, so she could finally be in a position to hurt Vader the way he hurt her.
On this day, she sees Luke, a child, helpless like she was helpless, and she can't do it. She can't kill him just to hurt Vader, to hurt Obi-Wan. She brings him back to his family.
All it takes is one moment.
Obi-Wan Kenobi said redemption begins with a single, simple, radical act of love. All it takes is deciding, even for an instant, you're not going to do the Dark Side thing today.
And I think that's really beautiful.
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