Air Nomads are highly spiritual. Even at a very young age, they are striving to connect with their spiritual side, and someday reach enlightenment.
Always meditating to keep a clear and peaceful mind, staying in touch with nature, and yet staying detached from the world. That is their way of life.
It is because of this high spirituality they all possess, that every single member of the Air Nomads are airbenders. They may have the smallest population among the other nations, but they are also the only nation that consists of all benders.
Air Nomads are peaceful human beings. More peaceful than any of the other nations. It is against their very nature to have any thoughts relating to violence. After all, they believe all life as sacred.
They believe in equality. No life is worth more than another, and all life is important. Status is meaningless to them, for no person should have rights and privileges that others do not have.
All these practices, all these beliefs, they are an absolute must for anyone to have any hopes of reaching spiritual enlightenment. And enlightenment is what Air Nomads strive for.
It is because of this mindset that they are so adventurous, always wanting to travel and see what is out there, seeing all the wonders of the world.
It is also why they are so charismatic. They are very kind beings to all creatures, whether human, animal or even insect.
It is because of this however, that airbenders don't usually get attached, neither to a place nor a person. Airbenders' place is in the air, free to go wherever they want, to keep moving. They can never stay at one place for too long. It is because of this detachment from the world that their relationships never go beyond friendship.
The concept of familial or romantic love is a foreign concept to them. It's something that Air Nomads come to understand through their travels, but don't really feel for themselves.
That is not to say that they are not allowed to. It is true that worldly attachments such as places and people block the path to enlightenment, but enlightenment is not an obligation.
Airbenders are very much free to choose attachment and love over spiritual enlightenment. However, those cases are few and far between.
After all, how can they see someone as more important than others when they have believed all their lives that all life are equal?
A/N: What are your thoughts on this one? I have always wondered why there has never been any mention of any parent Air Nomads before Aang and Tenzin. I think for them, family and friends are basically the same thing.
Anyway, like I said in the last chapter, please feel free to discuss with me about these theories. I'd like to hear what you guys think. And also, if you have anything to add about the theories that I have already discussed or if you think there's a better explanation for them :)
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