Talk:Energybending/@comment-3021880-20100826175315/@comment-206.174.227.215-20111204224522

agreed. If bending was based PURELY on spirituality, then couldn't people form differing nations learn to bend a different element? I think genetics CAN play a part, it's only ONE factor out of various others. After all, a person in the avatarverse CAN be spiritual, but that doesn't guarantee they are bender. Guru Pathik was pretty spiritual, but he wasn't a bender. Also, Yue was pretty much BLESSED by a spirit, but chances are, she was not a waterbender. She helped create tidal wave for Aang AFTER she died.