It’s like when Mario gets the star.
You know when Mario gets the star?
WHO THE FUCK IS MARIO.
He’s a small Italian plumber who goes on sideways adventures.
He jumps on stuff and bops bricks with his head to save a princess.
WHAT’S ITALIAN.
WHAT’S A PLUMBER.
Anyway, sometimes when Mario’s running sideways he gets a star that makes him magic and invincible.
OH. YOU MEAN HE BECOMES TRICKSTER MARIO.
Yes, but less stupid.
So for a while he becomes flashy and hyperactive and nothing’s challenging anymore.
He just starts barreling over mushrooms and leaping over pits as fast as he can, then gets to the end and jumps on the flagpole and that’s it. Mario “wins”.
But the point is, he didn’t really win. That magic star was actually devastating to his development as a human being.
WHY.
Because he skipped over many critical trials on his spiritual journey.
Mario NEEDS to stomp on all those mushrooms. He NEEDS to bonk those bricks with his head, for the sake of his personal growth.
By using the star, he is denying himself many powerful moments of catharsis.
UH.
Well, I don’t know. Maybe Mario isn’t the best example.
Like I’m not sure if Mario really even has a soul?
He’s just kind of a one-dimensional friendly cartoon plumber.
So maybe this stuff doesn’t quite apply to him.
This is possibly the saddest post that’s come across my dash
i can connect with this gif on an emotional level
(Source: suppermariobroth, via rapidwaters)
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Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Nintendo 1988.
A cover of “This Charming Man” by The Smiths done in the style of Super Mario Bros.
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