Well, I think the famous line really isn't about absolutes. I think it's about intent and expectations.
The character, Yoda, is saying that he believes that you shouldn't start a task, unless you expect that you will succeed...or, in other words, you don't plan on giving up. You must trust in The Force that the correct outcome will be successful.
I think that's why it is important to see the difference between "trying" and "doing". It's the difference between the Means and the Goal. The difference between the "HOW you do it" and the "WHAT you have accomplished once you are done". Lifting the ship from the swamp, by whatever means, is the HOW you do it. Having the ship on dry land is WHAT you have done.
Even if an attempt fails, then you still continue trying. The actions chosen for each subsequent attempt will be different than the earlier attempts, because they will be made with the knowledge of what didn't work the last time. And you keep trying until you have reached your goal. Until you are done.
One final side note, though...if try and try and discover that something really is impossible, then George Lucas...through Yoda has thoughts on that, too. That is when you need to let go of your attachments and move on to something else.
SPOILER ALERT! Don't even bother reading unless you've finished this charming, but short-lived show.
Having finally finished watching "Resistance" on Disney+, I have to say that the show had beautiful visuals, energetic action, engaging, charming characters and entertaining stories, but I was a left a bit underwhelmed. Don"t get me wrong. It was perfectly fine, and I did not feel it was a waste of time to watch this enjoyable show. But I got the sense that they had a much longer story in mind, just like "Rebels", which had 4 seasons. I think they took seasons 2, 3 & 4 and compressed them into 1 final season.
At the end of the 1st season before the Starkiller Base massacre, Leia told Kaz she couldn't help The Collosus and they were on their own. I think they could have leanrd into this a bit more and made this a moment where she told him that a Resistance is built by finding others who would fight for their freedom and inspiring them to action. She could have said that he isn't just a spy, but he could be the spark to give others the courage to join together to fight oppression. She could encourage him to make sure others knew they were not alone in their desire for freedom.
I can picture all of Season 2 being Kaz slowly gathering allies on The Collosus to his cause until they all agree to become a Resistance Base. The ship was called The Collosus, but it never seemed all that big. It's sparse population could have been explained by it being out of the way on Catalon, but with its new community mission they could pick up fighters and refugees to fill the station with a growing cast of characters, species and ships. Instead of exiting the pirates, they could have been their own squadrant to add to the battle readiness of the mobile battle station.Tam would begin moving up the ranks justifying herself because of the First Order conditioning.
Aunt Z referenced fleeing to a friend on Takadana. This seemed like a reference to Maz Kanada. I think they were planning on looping her in to Resistance. Season 3 could have had the Collosus jumping from place to place looking for more allies to support and be supported by. We could have seen the other side of that mysterious holocall Maz makes to Poe during TLJ. Season 3 could end with Tam being captured and brought back to the Collosus. Perhaps Dr. Aphra (I'm assuming Mika Grey was an alias) could use a Force Relic to help break Tam's First Order conditioning.
And I think there are underworld connections between Maz and Lando, so they could have built the fouth season fortifying and training the citizens of the Collosus into a roving militia that eventually joins the citizen fleet that Lando and Chewbacca rallies in ROTS at the end of the series. They could have even had the series end just before Lando's rally call and then do a series finale special that ends with them getting the call with the navigation info on how to get to Exaogol and the need for everyone's help and then the final shot is them jumping to light speed for the Final Battle.
It could have feathered in and out of the entire Sequel Trilogy. But what do I know? I'm just a fan.
What if the climax of Rise of The Skywalker ended with Rey and Ben killing Cloned Palpatine, but then his spirit enters Ben?
All of the Jedi have joined Rey to summon the power of the Light Side to vanquish Palpatine...destroying his last cloned body in the process. But Palpatine's spirit latches onto Ben in a desperate attempt to cling to consciousness.
Rey and Ben-patine fight...as Ben's internal struggle continues. But this is the struggle he's been preparing himself for a lifetime. He momentarily regains control of his body. He tells her she must kill him while he is in control so his spirit will be bound with Palpatine's in The Force...and once his life of crude matter ends, he will bind Palpatine with him in the the madness and choas of the Dark Force spiritual maelstrom...forever vanquished. He realizes this may be an eternity of anguish for him, too, but it is a sacrifice he's willing to make.
Rey says she can't do it. He says she must hurry...it is taking all of his Light to hold Palpatine at bay. The spirits of Luke, Leia and Anakin appear and enter Ben's body to give him enough strength to hold Palpatine within. Ben's body begins to struggle a bit less as a calmness starts to fill him. But the strain is still clear.
Rey cries out that still can't do it. Ben says she must. He tells her it is the only way to bring balance to the Force.
He says, I'm being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain. With tears, pouring down her face, she tells Ben, "I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?"
Ben composes himself solidly, stands up proudly, leans forward and gently kisses her. "Anything."
Rey presses Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber to his chest and he wraps his trembling hands over hers. He says, "I love you." She says, "I know, and I love you, too."
They both breathe deeply...both begin glowing with the Light...and together ignite the blade. His eyes go wide and then his face is flooded with peace as his body slumps to the ground, Rey holding him in her arms as they both collapse to the ground. The pulsing glow rises from his body. Rey holds him as she gazes at the spectacle. It begins to separate into five distinct focii of energy.
As the energy takes more familiar shapes, at the center, two glowing forms begin to circle one another...a red form and blue form swirling entity becomes recognizable as the writhing spirit of Palpatine wrapped in a struggle with Ben.
Surrounding them is a triangle with Anakin floating above and Luke and Leia forming the base below. All three reach out towards the center, pulling them apart. Palpatine flails with rage and anguish. Anakin pulls Palpatine upwards and the two merge into one until they dissolve into nothingness...balance finally restored to The Force.
Luke and Leia pull Ben's spirit down towards his body with Rey, still in tears holding him. As his spirit re-enters his body, Luke and Leia surround the body with the glowing warmth of The Light Side and Ben awakens with a gasp of breath.
Luke and Leia start to fade peacefully into The Light, both looking content. He says to them, "Pass on what you have learned. The Force will be with you." And as Leia fades, she tells them, "We will always be a part of you as long as you have hope."
And then, together, Rey and Ben Solo rise to begin their destiny...together.
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(A critical acknowledgement...
...this was inspired from key events in the legendary 1995 Empire's End comic, written by Tom Veitch and Mike Beidler produced by Dark Horse comics. In Veitch's saga starting with the 1991 Dark Empire series (set 6 years after the destruction of the 2nd Death Star), he and Cam Kennedy introduced to the Star Wars narrative that while Luke was recruiting Force sensitive survivors of The Dark Times, the Emperor's dark spirit, which had been ripped from its decaying form by Anakin Skywalker on the second Death Star, re-animated itself in one of the many waiting clones of himself.
Eventually, Luke confronts Palpatine and destroys the other clone bodies. Palpatine is shot and killed by Han Solo. As his final clone body dies, he declares his intention to embody Anakin Solo, Leia and Han's youngest child. But before he can transfer his evil essence one more time, one of Luke's apprentices who was mortally wounded in the fight uses the Force to bind Palpatine's spirit with his own. He forces Palpatine to spend eternity swirling in the madness and choas of The Dark Side even though he would share that same fate...a sacrifice he's willing to make to rid the Galaxy of Emperor Palpatine once and for all.)
For those of you who do not know me, I am General Leia Organa Solo. Years ago I served your parents in the fight to restore freedom to our Galaxy. Now I beg of you to help us now in our struggle against the First Order's vile obsession with returning us to those Dark Times. I regret that I am unable to present my request to you in person, but the Resistance has fallen under attack, and I’m afraid my mission to keep our Republic is at it's breaking point. I have embedded information vital to the survival of the Resitance into this transmission. You, my fellow Rebels and Resistors will know how to retrieve it. And for those of you who are new to our cause, never forget that you are not alone. Fear will only win if we stay divided. I have faith in you all. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, citizens of our Galaxy. You’re our only hope. The Force will be with us...always.
