Everypony's Looking For Something

[twilightpony]

Starlight Glimmer is a serious pony. She studies hard and is always serious about learning, but I don't see much in the way of passion in her. I don't think there is much of a finish line for her. She's out of the stall and cantering along just fine, but she's like she has no real destination. She's not just wearing blinkers, she's practically blindfolded and following where I lead her.

When she had her goal of removing the cutie marks of every last pony in Equestria, she had passion. She knew where she was going and she could see the track clearly. Now that is gone and all she has are her studies. Hopefully friendship will give her the support and confidence to look further and find something that she can be passionate about. Maybe I should ask the Cutie Mark Crusaders to talk to her. It is, if I've understood it right, their calling.

Comments

[borglord]

I wouldn't worry about her too much. It hasn't been that long since she learned that she spent most of her life doing bad things, so it's hardly strange that she would need a while before she figures out where her life is going now.

If I were you, I'd be careful about how you connect her with the Crusaders' help. That could be construed as pretty harsh criticism of how she's living her life if it comes across wrong. In particular I think that you should point Starlight at the Crusaders, not the other way around, to make sure that if she's talking to them about long-term goals it's because she feels ready to do so.

[twilightpony]

That is excellent advice and you are so right. She already thinks I don't trust her to make her own decisions (with good reason, seeing how I handled the Trixie friendship). I don't think I'll suggest that she consult the Crusaders. Maybe I'll point out that their brand of altruism, namely, helping ponies find themselves, is a form of friendship. Maybe I could get her to analyze the CMC's methodology and to postulate on how their efforts help build pony society. Or maybe not, seeing how until very recently she felt that building a better pony society was to be achieved by removing everypony's cutie marks. I'd better let the matter drop and let her find her own path in her own time.

[flareblitzfury]

Yeah, that sounds good! Hopefully it'll help Starlight.

[twilightpony]

On second thought, asking Starlight Glimmer to ponder her cutie mark, after she had been convinced for years that cutie marks cause strife and unhappiness, seems like a bad idea right about now.

[flareblitzfury]

Ah, yeah good point.