The story of Iroh just broke my heart. Losing a child is something no one should have to go through and Iroh had to go through it twice, once with Lu-ten and once with Zuko. Yet, though tragedy, Iroh improved to learn the meaning of life. Hear his thoughts in a poem.
Pax
How much more must we sacrifice?
Tossing men as fodder to the fire
How long till we finally realize
Our future is but the funeral pyre
Dear Gods, I know I earned this fate
My son, my only treasure lost
Although my heart bleeds inside
I finally understand war's bitter cost
So many times, I sent so many sons
Off to battle to their graves
How often did I use them as pawns
Instead of loved one, they were my slaves
Before their deaths were mere statistics
Burnt sacrifices to the greater goal
My son, why did it take your death
To remind me all people have a soul?
In one week, I lost everything I had
A throne, a father and my only son
Yet at this moment my mind's made up
These bloody deeds of mine are done
I shall put down my sword and sheath
And although inside my heart does break
I shall embrace the ways of kindness, peace
No mother's darling's life again I'll take
AN/For Isaia