Spinel Taught us all a lesson on waiting

Sinenhlanhla Chauke
2 min readOct 22, 2019

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Spinel — Steven Universe: The movie- Cartoon Network

Spinel the treacherous antagonist character to Steven universe and his friends is actually deeper then you think, Her progression from very uplifting, bright, charismatic and up beat is quickly contrasted and shifted as we find out about why she has turned to the sinister, evil and deceptive side. She has anger, sadness and jealousy in her heart.

Many of us have faced a situation were we put so much effort into friendships and relationships and are there as mere entertainment,menders of a broken heart, bringing laughter when days are gloomy or as a second option when plans have failed. As I watched Spinel Standing in the garden all of those 6000 years waiting for rose quartz.

I started to relate to the emotions she showed, feelings of abandonment jealousy pain and anger.I started to think that sometimes waiting for something or someone can cause you grave regret and will have you questioning your life choices and start saying “If only…”.

It’s not worth it standing in the garden for all those years waiting for someone
for God only knows how long. we sometimes think people will change or that “I can change him”,”I can change her”, or that they will come to their senses, in actuality life moves on people get married, buy houses, have families, travel while you sit there waiting in the garden in a hope that the promise they said to you will be fulfilled one day. Waiting 6000 years for someone is not worth it.

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Sinenhlanhla Chauke

I go by 99perspective but the government knows me as Sinenhlanhla Chauke. I am a freelance Graphic Designer & illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa