Suicidesoldier#1
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- Posted: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:21:44 +0000
No, it's something you learn.
Why isn't everyone a bender?
Idk, why isn't everyone a physicist?
When it comes down to it's got random chance, being born in the right area with good parents to train you up and your interests.
It takes a while to be good- who knows why some are better than others.
They just are, it's like saying "why is there a hurricane, is it becuase God hates us?"- the answer is a mixture of random chance and just a certain level of likelihood, who really knows?
We can explain why hurricanes happen, sometimes even predict them.
But knowing for sure is just impossible.
Sokka viewed it as magic, which limited his ability to gain the ability like Kattarra.
Had he been open minded when he was a kid he could have developed the skill- now that he's older and is 10-15 years behind already he just is now even more furthered to focus his skills on other things.
Maybe Sokka saw fishing and hunting and being a warrior with weapons as more practical- with all the water benders gone he had no real view of the potential of it.
It was only when he got older that he really realized how good the bending was, it wasn't just Katarra doing little pretty magic that she spent so long to learn, it was useful in combat and things.
Why isn't everyone a bender?
Idk, why isn't everyone a physicist?
When it comes down to it's got random chance, being born in the right area with good parents to train you up and your interests.
It takes a while to be good- who knows why some are better than others.
They just are, it's like saying "why is there a hurricane, is it becuase God hates us?"- the answer is a mixture of random chance and just a certain level of likelihood, who really knows?
We can explain why hurricanes happen, sometimes even predict them.
But knowing for sure is just impossible.
Sokka viewed it as magic, which limited his ability to gain the ability like Kattarra.
Had he been open minded when he was a kid he could have developed the skill- now that he's older and is 10-15 years behind already he just is now even more furthered to focus his skills on other things.
Maybe Sokka saw fishing and hunting and being a warrior with weapons as more practical- with all the water benders gone he had no real view of the potential of it.
It was only when he got older that he really realized how good the bending was, it wasn't just Katarra doing little pretty magic that she spent so long to learn, it was useful in combat and things.
