"Then you just fix stuff so people aren't hurting all the time, so it's safer for everyone to get trained."

His lips quirk into an affectionate smile.  "Is that all."

"There's some steps in between, of course."

"In between is precisely where we are."

"Then we'll have to keep working for a bit."

"I look forward to working alongside you."

She laughs. "Yeah, me too."

He chortles fondly.  "But in the meantime, it's important we're careful with ourselves and with the Force, as we learn to use it and to call on it.  This is why the Jedi order has a code of conduct, and why certain things are forbidden to us."

"Like what?"

"The Jedi code prohibits attachment, both to material things and to other people.  What exactly is meant by attachment is naturally a subject of some debate.  And attachment is not necessarily a negative emotional or cognitive force, in my opinion; but the Jedi tradition holds, and I don't disagree, that it's a vector by which the Dark Side of the Force can influence your thoughts and feelings, and a very dangerous one for Force-users.  My own interpretation is that attachment becomes dangerous, as a state of mind and as a vector for allowing the Dark Side to influence you, when it moves you to act and gain power primarily for the purpose of controlling the people and things to which you are attached."

She scrunches up her face a bit, like everyone involved in creating this entire philosophy has a brain she doesn't quite understand. 

"You can always feel free to say what you're thinking, Anakin."

"...What does attachment have to do with being a controlling jerk?"

"Attachment can be a motivator to take control of things or people, if you're afraid they'll leave you or disappear," Qui-Gon says.  "It doesn't have to be, but you might say it's a risk factor.  And the Jedi believe it's a much greater risk factor for people more in touch with the Force, and therefore more able to be swayed by the Dark Side."

Very slow, considering nod. "I guess some people are like that, yeah."

He nods.  "Yes indeed.  It can be hard to know if you're one of them, especially when you're young - but by no means impossible."

"I don't think I am, at all."

"You seem to me to take freedom very seriously," Qui-Gon agrees.  "It's an admirable quality, and I think it will serve you well against the corrupting influence of the Dark Side."

"Good!"

He chortles.  "I'm glad of it as well."

"What does the Dark Side of the Force do, though?"

"It grants you power," Qui-Gon says, "and in some ways that power is easier to obtain than that of the rest of the Force.  But it also changes the way you feel and think.  It amplifies your negative emotions and turns them toward less productive, more destructive ends."

"Oh."

"That sounds bad."

"It is," he says.  "In some ways it's a cruel fate to be Force-Sensitive, as it makes us more susceptible to the Dark Side.  Many Jedi find that stricter interpretations of the Order's codes of conduct can be helpful in resisting it's influence, even if they feel rigid and restrictive at first.  But I don't believe that they are the only such tool."

"I don't like being restricted. It's - ugh."