yellowspottedblackbull:

Remembering the tale of the Buddha Siddhartha, at least, from my high school world religion class, he was a prince who walked out of his castle, and his luxurious life for the first time in his twenties, and immediately, understood human suffering, because he had never experienced it before.

This is what I see when I look at Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond. She was someone who was born into power, and thus, was not allowed to wield it. Finally, she was given a colony, and in that moment, saw the beauty of organic life. It’s intricacies, its joys, its simplicity. Most importantly, it’s growth. It was then she knew she couldn’t destroy it, nor could she simply run away and abandon it, for it was still in control of the gem empire.

She had one confidant. One person who would never, ever betray her. A custom made gem, meant to be her’s, and her’s alone. A Pearl. So, when Pink Diamond began a double life as both the Tyrannical ruler of a colony on earth, and a charismatic rebellion leader, she was able to play both sides as well. She could make outlandish claims like Pink Diamond laughing in Rose’s face when Rose begged and pleaded for them to spare organic life, or say that Pink was a coward when she called for the help of Yellow and Blue. This event was especially important, because it solidified in the resistance that the diamonds are not all powerful, and must call for help at times. Everything Rose and, by extension, Pink did was to empower the rebellion, further recruiting more gems who wished to be free, by showing that these “all powerful” diamonds are not as omnipotent as they say.

In face, you can see this in Message Received, where a diamond that was paraded to Peridot as being all knowing and the most logical has emotional cracks that break through this facade, and instantly, Peridot has the courage to rebel against her.

Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond may have started out as a brat, but she grew in maturity and scope after seeing either, and wanted to protect it, along with the gems. She saw the capacity for… everything, to change and grow. Gems and Society alike. This is also why she stopped Bismuth. Rose/Pink saw life as precious, and wanted to save it where she could. As far as we know, neither Rose nor Pearl has ever shattered a gem, where Bismuth, in the pursuit of freedom, created a weapon specifically for it. I can even believe that the reason Rose created Steven was to create a being of growth and life and of gem kind in order to show the Diamonds that there is a way for everyone to change and grow, and even turn them to her side.

I’m tired, and rambling, admittedly, but I loved the reveal in A Single Pale Rose, and I love what it means for both the future and the past.

Thanks for Listening.

Listen to Four Out Of Five in the new album by the Arctic Monkeys by the name Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.