To do something because it is necessary. I was watching a video analysis of the avatar, of Katara’s character development. It talked about her being a mother figure out of necessity as her mother died, and how she had to fill in for her in a way as her brother Sokka was a bit of a goof. The main thesis of the video was about how Sokka despite his goofy nature was actually the more mature of the two. Although his reaction to most situations may not be the more reasonable, in crucial moments he is able to make level-headed decisions. He became a leader out of choice, as he had an aptitude for taking on a leadership role for difficult decisions. Katara on the other hand was a leader out of necessity, and thus did not have the skills to properly process situations in a way that was natural to her. Thus when it came down to it, she struggled with having an appropriate emotional responses to certain intense situations.
This struck me, because decisions like this permeate many of my daily actions. When I do something, it is because I put in place the conditions that necessitates that action being taken.. For example, I like to make slow-cooked dishes, as I can just leave them to hang out on the stove or in the oven, while I work out. This makes both actions necessary, the wait time from either is filled. I find that cooking can be a boring process, so I try to make it a challenge, to find a more efficient way of cooking something, or to think more about the order and timing of certain ingredients. But this pairing of activities is dependent on each other, I find that when I didn’t plan it well and I end up with an awkward amount of time, it feels really odd and I don’t know what to do with myself afterwards. Another example would be me shutting the trash can all the way.. I do it because otherwise, flies will enter and feed off the trash, and breed. Also sometimes it smells bad after a while.. But my roommate leaves it open, most of the time.. I go into the kitchen quite often and I just have to close it for her. Its like, I don’t mind undoing my own action but when I am undoing her action its like I’m taking care of two of me.. Is that so bad? When I brought this up with my ma, I was surprised by her take. She does not close the trash can because of the consequences, just because it was the right thing to do. The cupboard was designed to be closed so she closes properly. And I think its about training your perceptiveness. My roommate is like the wind.. she doesn’t look, she just goes. What do I need to do to get the wind to slow down and look around?
Thats for another post.
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