[ SECRET POST #381 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #381 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 08 pages, 200 secrets from Secret Submission Post #055.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [ 1 2 ] not!secrets, [ 1 2 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] too big, [ 1 ] personal attack.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008.
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[karma-kalisutah.livejournal.com]

I think the whole Katara/Avatar State thing is a false dichotomy caused by Aang's (and, consequentially, the fans') complete misinterpretation of what the Guru meant. I wouldn't have caught it myself if I hadn't grown up with the Eastern philosophies ATLA tends to draw from. There's a huge difference between letting go of something and giving them up. The former actually refers to... how can I put this... sort of an emotional recontextualization. Love is a good thing (which, as Aang pointed out, the Guru himself said "three chakras ago"), but there has to be moderation, and an acknowledgment that she's a part of something bigger – remember the tree that was also a swamp – and that it makes no sense to hold her above the rest of the universe. "Let go of Katara" doesn't mean "give up your love," it just means, "give up your obsession, your addiction."

Does that make any sense at all? It's really hard to explain to someone who doesn't have the same background I do.

[gratuity.livejournal.com]

No, that's really cool, thank you for explaining! I'm pretty sure I understand now and I'm filing this away for future reference!