Paul McDonald's latest essay at Suite101 takes a look at what is to be a Jedi. Here's an excerpt:

How should a Jedi identify their self - by their own name, ego, or even status as a padawan or master, or solely by their immersion into the impersonal ground of being that is the Force?

The Jedi themselves seem to have various answers to this dilemma, but in the prequels, most of this conflict centers around Anakin Skywalker. In The Phantom Menace, we see that he comes from outside the Order, and therefore has a very strong personality, as well as attachment to his name. Even as he dreams of being a Jedi. And in Attack of the Clones, the main driving tension of the story is between Anakin's higher duties as a Jedi and his personal attachment to Padme Amidala.

You can read the rest of the essay by clicking here. Thanks to GiNnYSkywalker for the alert.