the breathing mind

at Julie's place: was awake late this morning, and did not the usual opening of the morning paper or the bible. After washing up, while Julie was still cooped with dressing up, I comfortably settled on the couch with the 3-in-1 coffee and figured out how the DVD player works, as I had eagerly wanted to watch the Spongebob Squarepants DVD that she owns.
That was it. Though I managed to watch only a few episodes of it, or rather, in my entire life, I have only watched a few episodes of it out of its many, I do seriously have some thoughts about Spongebob. Above all, this is a good and endearing cartoon to watch. Spongebob, apart from its visual attraction, alltime exaggerations and slapstick humor , exemplifies primal instincts of humans in the reality of this fabric of society. It is no longer a kid's fantasy world of the choreographed world that Spongebob has portrayed. It is blatantly real. In "Tie my shoelaces", Spongebob assumed the childish superiority in trying to prove to Patrick that he could tie shoelaces. Dart your eyes at his helpless frustration when he realised he couldnt do it either. Throughout, he wrestled with his penny ability to attempt futilely to tie his shoelaces, to even walk properly with his shoelaces untied. Yet he had a faith small as a mustard seed, that eventually he could do it. He comforted himself with a sparkle of hope that he could master it by the next morning, but when he still could not do so, he did not despair. When all blame thundered at him at "Krusty Krabs' due to his untied shoelaces, his hope did not diminish. He still humbled himself to ask around if anyone can teach him how to tie shoelaces. He was desperate when no one could help him. (fishes dont wear shoes). Tested and tried, he dragged his feet home at the end of the day, only to realise the only one who could help him out was Gary. Someone he sees everyday, yet could totally neglect. He could have compounded on a seething anger within himself that could dump his faith easily. Yet he did not. His search was relentless and determined. while some may argue, it may be very well be a fuel for his ego, but I think ego or faith, there is still something to take home from this.
A two cents worth of commentary on Spongebob, remember this comes from a non-avid fan of Spongebob.