Talk:Avatar/@comment-96.234.101.49-20120416040658/@comment-68.81.169.127-20120417031302

When aang was asking his past lives if there was any way to defeat the firelord, other then taking his life, he called upon avatar Yangchen, an air nomad like himself. During their conversation, Yangchen also imparted to Aang the purpose behind why the Avatar was born human: the Avatar must be compassionate to all people, and the only way of doing so was living among them. If the Avatar were instead an all-powerful immortal spirit living at the top of a mountain, he wouldn't have anything in common with ordinary people. She acknowledged that the Avatar must experience human life and emotions, such as sadness, anger, joy, and happiness. The Avatar must learn how precious human life is so he will see why he must do anything to protect it, and that with every incarnation, the Avatar Spirit comes closer to fully comprehending what it truly means to be human.