Singular Thoughts - Neutrality of the Jedi Code

Just a quick post for today, something that I've been thinking about quite abit lately was the Jedi Code, and or why Jedis are more like Paladins rather than Monks. The reason I think this is because Monks (both in reality and in fantasy) in general are seen more of being more neutral maybe even pacifistic followers of a chosen path. Paladins on the other hand, while they also follow a path religiously like monks, they also serve as the offensive side of that chosen path, fighting or at least protesting against people who would oppose or threaten the Paladin's path.

Of course, all of those thoughts come from the Jedi Code, I first ever heard it in Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic but it has apparently been a apart of literature even before then. In any case, here is the Jedi Code as it is or at least the code of the Old Republic, and not the one rewritten by Luke Skywalker.

There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no death, there is the Force.

I believe that following the Jedi Code word by word would not make one a (stereotypical lawful good) Paladin and more of a Monk instead as nothing in it really states that one has to be kind, good hearted, or even nice. Instead, it states that one has to be calm, wise, and believe that after someone dies they “become one with the force”, a lot of this does directly oppose the Sith code however which is more about anger and dominance over the force rather than respect and harmony with the force, so to that end, yes the Jedis with the mindset of Paladins fully have reasons to oppose the Sith from their code alone. Yet at the same time the code does not state at all that Jedis have to have a good hearted personality and be kind, or even protect anyone, instead it states neutrality rather than opposition of some thing, the conflict with the Sith Code just happens to be a turn of events that happened, and even then there's nothing that says Jedis have to fight the Sith.

Another thing that made me think of this is the Jedi Consular video where his internal monologue clearly states that he's fighting for justice, and the older Jedi Knight introduction video also states that they're fighting for the Republic. These definitely fall into the more Paladin types than Monks, and probably what a standard Jedi Knight or Consular would be like, however I think that there should be some reference in The Old Republic to how the Jedi Code isn't exactly a code of ethics or honor like it's largely portrayed to be through the image of a Jedi.

Anyways, that's the end of the post today, I'll be writing more about this more in-depth in the future possibly and I'll definitely have larger posts.