A Guardian of the Galaxy

It’s 1.22 am.

It’s late.

And I’m tired.

I still decide to watch the 2 and a half hour long movie for my assignment albeit the urge to just go to bed.

It’s about a special child and we’re supposed to summarise the movie from a psychological standpoint. I am slightly annoyed by the fact that the motivation to watch a movie, which is usually for leisure and entertainment, is currently to complete my coursework, and to meet a looming deadline. However, my coursemate did say the movie was good, and I get to watch a movie as homework so, I have no right to complain whatsoever.

I start by over-psychoanalysing everything the character does and typing out every single detail, from the dogs down to the puddles on each sidewalk. I am only watching this for the sake of an assignment. I then watch it at double speed about 30 minutes into the movie, because I know I need to speed things up if I want anything even remotely close to a decent amount of sleep later.

A guardian of the galaxy is introduced, and he piques my interest. I end up changing the YouTube playback speed back to normal, and watch the next half of the movie without taking down much notes. I simply, watch a movie.

It’s now 4.36 am.

It’s raining.

And I’m bawling.

I’m thinking…

Screw sleep.

Screw the assignment.

Screw the pursuit of perfection in this course.

Screw filling your mind with knowledge just for the sake of a requirement.

If I get an A in this subject, but do not have love, I am only a robot.

If I graduate with first class honours, but do not have love, I am only a know-it-all.

(If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.) 1 Corinthians 13:1

I realise the key is not the best facilities, best schools or best systems, but the loving teachers, the guardians.

I’m often scared that my passion burns out, but if that ever happens, now I know which movie to watch. I hope this isn’t just a high, though.

Anyway, it’s my first time shedding good tears over an assignment, thanks to Taare Zameen Par, Like Stars on Earth. These kids, are stars on earth. Billions of them, constitute a beautiful galaxy. And I, shall be a guardian of that galaxy. I will protect them at all costs. I will make sure they shine as bright as they can for as long as they have a little flame in them. And their light will shine for every planet in the galaxy to see.

If I never harden my heart, and root myself in love, I am a guardian of the galaxy.

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Actually I know I said screw the assignment but come to think of it, can I just submit this article to my lecturer HA :')

Also I JUST realised the movie is on Netflix too, someone tell me why I didn’t check for other alternatives to watch this on but was instead immediately contented with the (illegal ahem) YouTube video of crappy quality provided asjfksajfkjdkjkfjsdlfjddd