[Just a] Simple Sponge pt.2

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by Not_a_Simple_Sponge

yup, you probably guessed by the title, but its time for another part on the way i found the spongebob musical.

grab a snack and settle in, lets get this story told.

You all know the story of SpongeBob in my family and such, and my first listen to the Spongebob musical, buut, you don't know the before that part. And the aftermath of it. Well, that part you guys already have seen if you follow this wattpad account.

So, even before I knew that there was going to be a SpongeBob musical, I would joke around with one of my sisters about making a SpongeBob musical. Deep down, I thought, 'Well, I could make a SpongeBob musical, it might not go anywhere or even sound good, but I could do it if I really wanted to." And it was left as that, a thought never to be acted upon.

I'm pretty sure I first heard of the soon-to-be musical, on the Nickelodeon Instagram page, although I really am not sure.

Yet, again I would joke around about it and would say things like "Ok, everyone for our senior trip we have to go watch the SpongeBob musical," on my snapchat story, and it really was meant as a joke. I hadn't heard any of the music at that point, so I really thought they were going to make it a very kid musical, one that would have the characters in costumes like the majestic people of Bikini Bottom, and the whole thing seemed a bit funny to me.

And then I heard [Just a] Simple Sponge for the first time, and listened to the musical in the full run through. That's the part we all know from the last chapter.

We all know I fell in love with the musical, and the way they take the characters to a whole other level. It became my top tier favorite musical, and essentially, I was obsessed.

From last year to now, the SpongeBob musical has given me motivation and determination, and I really see both the show and the musical to mean something entirely different than what they portray. For example, this was my analysis on the musical in a comment on the Nickelodeon Instagram page:

"SpongeBob reminds me that nothing is truly ever impossible. The show itself shows me so many different messages. As a violin player, I relate to Squuidward, because everyone thinks he's a terrible player, but he's trying his best, and who cares what others think? Through Plankton, I can see that he's struggling to feel important because he's always being overshadowed by Mr Krabs, which has turned him to bad. I love SpongeBob for so many different reasons. I will never stop watching the show, nor listening to the musical because it always inspires me to keep pushing, to keep doing what I know I can do, to keep trying."

I still believe these words wholeheartedly, and so much more. That analysis only scratched the tip of the surface of the show and musical, but it isn't like I could keep going on about what I feel the show means, and what it symbolizes to me. So, it was left at that.

I think the comment I quoted shows where the musical has brought me.

Annnd yeah, that symbolizes my love for the musical. \