A/N: Another one with a moral today. And the tone is kind of scornful, looking down upon the world. Just read it.
Title: To Save The World
Author: Red Hawk K'sani
Word Count: 299
Warnings: Aangst, sort of? Weirdness, as well.
Challenge: None
Pairings: None
The End.
Normally, a story does not start like that. But do you not know that the end is only the beginning?
The end of the war brought an end to Fire Nation rule over the other Nations. But the world was shaky, about to collapse on its feet. There was civil war in the Fire Nation as the people tried to find a new leader. The Kings of Earth Nation cities taxed the people to pay for the war expenses. The Earth people could not afford to pay the taxes—they could not buy food if the taxes were to be paid. A famine resulted, urged on only more by a drought. The Water Nation's Southern Tribe struggled to survive with the help of the Northern Tribe. The Northern Tribe was still in the process of rebuilding their city after a long siege. The Air Nation was completely annihilated.
Ending the war was not the only thing that had to be done. The Nations had to be saved, leaders appointed, food found for the hungry, cities to be rebuilt—and all this lay on the shoulders of one person, the Avatar.
The Avatar had his own problems to deal with. The world needed the help of another.
But there was no one else. This time, the world did not have a savior. This time, the world had to save itself.
And it only surprises me more that it did. Thank the Spirits it did. If the Avatar had saved the world, think what would be—one emperor ruling over all Nations, the Avatar. But with the development the Nations have made on their own, everyone is now equal; everyone is now free.
Sometimes, it does not take one person to make a difference. Sometimes, it takes the world.
A/N: So. The moral of the story is to not wait for someone else to make a difference. Instead, stop waiting around and do something for yourself. Don't rely on others to make your life worthwhile. Embrace your fate; take destiny into your own hands. You can do it. As proven in episode 14, xP.