Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

Return to Omashu (2006)

André Sogliuzzo: King Bumi

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Quotes 

• Aang : I don't understand.

  [Getting angry, the questions becoming rapid fire] 

  Aang : Why didn't you free yourself? Why did you surrender when Omashu was invaded? What's the matter with you, Bumi?

  King Bumi : Listen to me, Aang. There are options in fighting, called "jing." It's a choice of how you direct your energy.

  Aang : I know.

  [holding up his fingers as he counts them off] 

  Aang : here's positive jing when you're attacking and negative jing when you're retreating.

  King Bumi : And neutral jing, when you do nothing.

  Aang : [Open-mouthed stunned]  There are *three* jings?

  King Bumi : Well, technically there are eighty five, but let's just focus on the third. Neutral jing is the key to Earthbending. It involves listening and waiting for the right moment to strike.

  Aang : That's why you surrendered, isn't it?

  King Bumi : Yes, and that's why I can't leave now.

  Aang : I guess I need to find someone else to teach me Earthbending.

  King Bumi : Your teacher will be someone who has mastered neutral jing. You need to find someone who waits and listens before striking.