Talk:Avatar/@comment-72.191.221.171-20120508000016/@comment-24.205.144.49-20120508024042

Well, there's no official story for how people started bending. However, the Lion Turtle told Aang that before the Avatar spirit formed, people bended the energy within themselves(energy bending). Then, people learned different bending arts from nature and energy bending was forgotten about. About this time, the Avatar spirit formed to keep balance between the four elements. So, the Avatar spirit might be the youngest spirit because it was created after humans developed.But, it might just be the most powerful.

Anyone has any thoughts or questions? Feel free to ask or criticize.