Talk:Bending arts/@comment-72.191.35.111-20120304071618/@comment-4961830-20120404005934

The quotes Nony is citing say nothing about bending whatever element you want. If you actually read them, they just say that everyone has a large or small potential for bending - not bending any element, just bending. It doesn't specify either way. But based on what's actually in the show, your element depends on your lineage. Otherwise anyone in the world who is "spiritual" enough could be the Avatar. So the logical conclusion is that everyone has a chance of being born with the ability to bend the element of their nation.