"In my life, I tried to be disciplined, and showed restraint. But it backfired, when Fire Lord Sozin took advantage of my restraint and mercy. If I had been more decisive, and acted sooner, I could have stopped Sozin, and stopped the war before it started. I offered you this wisdom, Aang. You must be decisive."
-Avatar Roku, S1, EP 19
While this advice is arguably either the worst or somewhat 'different' from the rest of the Avatars that have spoken to Aang so far. There are some fans who couldn't understand this advice, and I, too, didn't understand it as well at first..
But this is my interpretation.. ( I think? )
If we highlight "If I had been more decisive, and acted sooner", and "I could have stopped Sozin, and stopped the war before it started". We, the audience, and Aang already know his side of the story. How he had a moral dilemma, which is shown in the Avatar and The Fire Lord episode that he obliterated the throne room with the avatar state and airbending alone. He could've killed him, right there, and there - but he didn't. He didn't, because Sozin was his best friend. He spared him in the name of their past friendship. There was hesitation, and led an inaction, indirecting causing the 100-year war. His biggest mistake, and regret, is letting the imperialistic and ruthless Fire Lord to live.
Something to add as well; another possibility is that the fact Sozin is the Fire Nation's leader, their Fire Lord.
And even though Roku is the Avatar, a deity, this act of destruction comes along murder will likely have Roku facing harsh consequences of his terrible solution to the problem or be sentenced to death immediately. He can't exactly change the laws.
This man literally blames himself for the WAR that Sozin started after he died 12 years ago, and taking accountability for it as well. [ Anti-Aang fans stop blaming the 12-year-old kid go!! ]
If we insert this advice on how Aang didn't go through killing Ozai completely, how he is not going to end the fight this way, an act of brutality almost strike him. Ozai was this close by taking advantage of his mercy if it weren't for Aang's seismic sense, and immediately have him on his knees to literally not only take his bending away but in a way he couldn't hurt anyone, and anybody. So, not only this advice helped that Aang should stay committed in which decision he makes - it brings out that this decision alone, is able to bring a sense of peace AND justice at the same time without feeling the slightest of shame nor guilt about it.
Final conclusion: Roku's advice is helpful in Aang's own twist to it, presented well with the rest of the avatars that has been given to him. [ Except,, Yangchen? Hers are far more direct than the rest but that is what I perceived after all, reblogs and comments are helpful if you want to counter or even add your own words to it! ]
I literally smile seeing all the reblogs, and hearing about your own headcannons in the pride post ^-^
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it’s the grief he felt when jimmy died. it’s the insanity he felt once again. don’t you just hate it when you go insane? when you kill all your friends to try and get back what’s gone? really puts a damper on the whole game thing. but joel grieves anyways. it’s thick and it’s heavy and grian is across the map and oh he’s died again. time ticks and so does his mind. why does everyone else get to live? why is he here and not jimmy? he’s was going to sacrifice himself, y’know? joel didn’t want jimmy to be the first out. four whole seasons and he’s out first every time. it’s unfair - oh there’s scott. now he’s chasing me, i’m down again. oh a double kill. oh i have five minutes oh grian i’m sorry.
oh no.
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soon it'll be dawn again
transcript under the cut ⏬
page 01
Fig: no way? - you're still up?
Riz: Wh– yes?
Riz: Why'd I not be.
page 02
Fig: I me~~ean - that took.
Fig: whole day.
Riz: Yeah?
Fig: 'm beat.
Riz: you should sleep.
page 03
Fig: nah. my guy's still up
Fig: I wanna hang out.
page 04
Riz: That's really nice.
Fig: Hah! - Nobody ever expects an Archdevil rockstar to be nice.
Riz: … yeah. - 's just budget work tho. (the stuff I'm working on) - I've heard it's boring.
page 05
Fig: yeah, but you do it…
Riz: It keeps things going, right? - Nothing happens if nobody sits down and - does the thing.
Fig: That's right… - though. Yeah.
page 06
Fig: sometimes it's someone else who - doesn't want the same thing to happen.
Riz: … - mm.
page 07
Riz (off screen): …It took me a long time to get that not everyone likes doing what I do. - 's probably because you guys are so nice– - or. - kind.
Riz (off screen): to anyone too, not just. - the people you /love/.
page 08
Riz: that's not how it is elsewhere. - The world's– not. hostile. - but 's not like it's kind.
Riz: So I'm doing as much as I can now…
page 09
Fig: Hey.
Riz: ?
Fig: Go dig some dirt with me.
page 10
Riz: [blank speech bubble] - oh you meant like - actual dirt. (not incriminating information)
Fig: o yea.
Fig: there's clay in the backyard soil. - sometimes when I'm sun deficient or something I go touch dirt for a bit.
page 11
Fig: here u go
page 12
Riz: uh
Fig: now we make a thing! - 'm pretty good at freehanding a bowl.
Fig: I'll show u
page 13
Fig: just– yep, flatten that out as evenly as u can, then–! - actually ur nails'd be so good at cutting out the strip. [larger than usual space] wait. - wait. wait u can carve patterns with them! we HAVE to try
Riz: uh - What. do I carve?
Fig: anything!!!
page 14
Fig: and– yep just seal the inside uh. seam?
Fig: yep that works - okay time's up! all contestant hands up
Riz: [blank speech bubble] - okay - wh. what's next?
Fig: haha - watch this.
(sound effect text): FWOO—MP
page 15
Riz: WH– DON'T JUST DO THAT???
Fig: Now it's fired!
Riz: THAT WAS NOT SAFE
Fig: (actually it's just dry. if u add water rn it'll dissolve)
Fig: ok catch!
Riz: [blank speech bubble] - careful!!
Fig: dw no need haha
page 16
Riz (thought bubble): oh - it's warm…
Fig: now I want you to throw this.
page 17
Fig: u gotta do it - c'mon
page 18
Riz: wh– - It's like 3AM right now
Fig: oh it's not /fired/ fired it's not gonna make a loud noise
Riz: And then just? leave a pile out here?
Fig: pour water over it & it'll be gone I told u
Riz: but
page 19
Fig (off screen): RIz.
page 20
Fig: I've done all this before.
Fig: Can you trust that at least?
page 21
Riz: no, I– - I do. - I trust you.
page 23
Riz: okay what happens now
(sound effect text): glob
page 24
Fig: we do it again!
page 25
Riz: wh. [larger than usual space] What do you mean. (this clay's too wet also)
Fig: see! you're already learning
Fig: [blank speech bubble] - there are flows that are futile to fight. - The world changes.
Fig: Things change.
page 26
Fig: I've learned my lessons with "forevers". - But - as an artist
Fig: I can give you one thing: - You can always do it again.
page 27
Fig: most of everything depends on the rest of the world, - but this. - making new. - that's yours as long as you want it.
page 28
Fig: So?
page 29
Riz: Yeah. - Yeah! - let's make another one.
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real talk, why do allergies have so much psychological impact?
i'm not stable mentally but more often than not, when i experience psychotic symptoms it's linked to allergies (not having my meds, season change...) because sometimes pain will push you over the edge QUICLY.
and when i say pain, it's often not pain the problem but it's itchiness, chocking, sensations that cause so much distress it ups the psychological symptoms to 100. The psychological pain is similar to one of an autistic meltdown but permanent and with paranoia
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