Applebite

by Matthias Ramsey


Acceptance

Acceptance in human psychology is a person's assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it, protest, or exit. The concept is close in meaning to 'acquiescence', derived from the Latin 'acquiēscere' (to find rest in).
Acceptance is fundamental to the core dogma of most Abrahamic religions, the word "Islam" can be translated as "acceptance", "surrender" or "voluntary submission" and Christianity is based upon the "acceptance" of Jesus of Nazareth as the "Christ" and could be compared to some Eastern religious concepts such as Buddhist mindfulness. Religions and psychological treatments often suggest the path of acceptance when a situation is both disliked and unchangeable, or when change may be possible only at great cost or risk. Acceptance may imply only a lack of outward, behavioral attempts at possible change, but the word is also used more specifically for a felt or hypothesized cognitive or emotional state.



Yes, I accept it.
I know why AJ's dead.
I know I could've helped her somehow.
Somehow, I could've stopped her.
But I didn't.
I'm weak.
I'm pitiful.
I...I should be there with her.
I wasn't there for her when she was alive...I'll be there for her now.





The next morning, Twilight Sparkle was found dead in her home, no possible instruments of death readily apparent, save for an apple with a bite out of it.
Later analysis showed the apple to be poisoned.
Twilight Sparkle had followed in Applejack's footsteps. The only note she left was this:

I'm going to see AJ. I might be gone for a while.
-TS





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