Talk:Iroh/@comment-4084044-20110720021133/@comment-4143490-20110720055603

I think what he meant is that it was no longer (or never was) his time to become Fire Lord. In his mind, it would be pointless to fight Ozai for the crown, and Ozai would think Iroh was fighting him because he had stolen his birthright. Iroh was trying to convey to Zuko that the time had come for him to face his sister for the crown that was supposed to be his-and not hers. It was Zuko's destiny to become Fire Lord, and Iroh knows it was Aang's to face Ozai and finally bring the world peace.