Avatar: Was Aang Right in Giving up His Ascetic Lifestyle?
Aang went through a lot of things before he was able to realize his destiny. But much before he was able to achieve his fate at the Spirit Bridge, he used to be an ordinary young monk living a life devoted to asceticism in an Air Temple. With time he slowly abandoned the ascetic lifestyle and married Katara and even had three children with her. But was it the right thing to do? Should Aang have abandoned his monkhood to marry or have a family? Sources :- Ascetic Lifestyle , Norton.com/setup It was devastating for Aang to come to terms with the fact that all of the Airbenders and Nomads were gone after he came out of his century-long freeze. All that was left of the great culture and tradition that he grew up in was, he himself. Now he was in a dilemma as he had to make a choice, a choice either to preserve his great culture and tradition or follow his Avatar duties. Since the Monks and Air Nuns were not supposed to have a family as they lived an ascetic li...