I heard that the face of Star War’s Yoda character was loosely based on the visage of Albert Einstein. I don’t know if that’s true but I’ve seen photos and there is a resemblance.Â
Anyway, like his face-sake, Yoda is a smart guy who said a lot of wise things. But there’s one thing Yoda got wrong.Â
“Do or do not,” Yoda said. “There is no try.”Â
Nice try, Yoda, but no cigar. (See what I did there?)
Of course, there is “try”. Without trying, there can be no doing.Â
You can’t find an idea that works without trying out ideas that don’t. You can’t find a date or a mate if you never play the field.Â
In fact, the power is in the trying. Doing is nice but often anticlimactic. And not doing doesn’t deserve its bad rep. Not doing, i.e.,  trying and failing, is how we learn and get good enough to do.Â
Didn’t Joseph Campbell, whose work inspired Lucas to create the  Star Wars story, write about the value of The Journey? He didn’t rhapsodize about the value of The Destination.
And didn’t Luke fail a lot before he was finally victorious?
How ’bout them apples, Yoda?
Okay, I’ll probably hear from a Star Wars scholar who will set me straight. Tell me why I should kiss my sister or something.
Until then, I’m going to try to do some more writing.Â
