That was the worst thing wasn't it?
There was an abundance of fear aimed at Force Users across the Galaxy and the worst thing was that it wasn't something that could so easily be turned aside because they had a point. The Jedi were secretive, the Matukai were rare and the Sith were outright at war with everyone not currently bowing to their whims. When combined with the near mythical feats that people believed they were able to do (some of which were even true) it made for a rather worrying picture for the man or woman just trying to make their way through the Galaxy.
Max really wanted some of his cigaras now.
"The worst kind of hated to face is the kind that you can understand, empathize with. It's easy to deal with the hatred of Sith who have grown in the Dark Side from greed." he smiled wryly, "Not so much when it's the blue collar worker who's afraid you're going to steal his children away in the night to train to fight in a war he doesn't understand."
He understood it but that didn't mean he was going to just let it go - on the other hand, he was very much the kind of person who was doing what he could to make sure the Jedi were doing what they were always meant to do regardless of public perception while he tried to patch it up in public anyway. Max eyed her for a moment before laughing a little bit, good naturedly, and shrugging.
"I don't know." he answered honestly, "Maybe it's not about what the Jedi can teach you and more about what you can teach the Jedi? Or maybe it's about finding a way that blends the two together? Change is a natural state of being in the Galaxy and if we truly serve the Light, the true balanced order of the Galaxy, then we must accept change ourselves."
Max winked at her.
"Or maybe now you're old enough to think Lightsabers are cool."
@Phantom