Because he was too old. You see, we were taken from our families when we were very young. I was only three, and even that was considered old. It was important that Jedi started their training at a very young age.

[Theres a bit of a tight smile on Obi-Wan’s face as he thinks of Luke. He wasn’t very happy with the young man at the moment but at least he didn’t go into much detail.]

Luke is right, he was very powerful, but there was more to it than that. Most of the council changed their minds, because he seemed to prove that he was the Chosen One in prophecy. I quickly learned how powerful and talented he was. Sometimes I had a hard time keeping up with his pace.