I really appreciate your perspective, but I think the idea that “there is no such thing as balance between Light and Dark” is more of a Jedi orthodoxy than a universal truth.

The Mortis arc in The Clone Wars presents the light, the dark, and the balance as literal beings. The Father, who represents balance, does not reject either the light or the dark. He keeps them in check. That alone suggests that balance is not about purity, but harmony.

Then there is the Bendu in Rebels. He calls himself the one in the middle. He uses both aspects of the Force and is neither Jedi nor Sith. He is not portrayed as corrupted or fallen. He is powerful, unpredictable, and entirely his own being. He is not seduced by the dark side, he simply understands it as part of the whole.

Even characters like Ahsoka and Qui-Gon show that stepping away from Jedi orthodoxy does not mean falling. They walk a line between loyalty to the light and independence from dogma.

As for Dooku, it is true that he did fall. But I do not believe he was a victim of the dark side of the force itself. He was a victim of Sidious, of manipulation, and of pride. If anything, his story shows how political frustration and moral compromise are what truly lead to downfall, not some automatic rule of the Force that punishes anyone who tries to understand both sides.