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What happens when a force of nature becomes sentient?
Or finds out that somepony has been tampering with her laws?
It turns out that Harmony is a lot less equine than the ponies might think...
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Eh... its okay. Kind of let down in a strange way.
Oh well.
4848954 I don't quite understand this outburst...
You use lots of fancy words, but it's never overwhelming, and that's quite an impressive feat.
Also, wow Twilight some of that was super harsh.
4853761 Thanks!
So Harmony (a entity made pony by consciousness) decided to 'correct the scales' by removing the 'Bearers of Harmony' and allowing nature to run wild because it felt that the ponies were throwing the 'balance' off kilter by reigning in chaos. But instead it was because it was conscious?
(Did I get that right or did I miss something? 
)
4859399
I don't know what this part means, but otherwise your interpretation is valid.
4859476 What I meant was the balance was thrown off by the consciousness of Harmony itself.
4859483 From the ponies' perspective, yes.
4859501 Is it just me or is this more than a tad confusing?
4859514 Yeah, it is. I tried to get fancy with philosophy 'n' stuff. Guess I should just stick to Flutterdash shipping.
4859710 Philosophy in and of itself isn't bad as long as it's kept down to earth (pedestrian is the best term to describe it, I think). Case in point: From 'Batman and Robin' has this gem of a line concerning the nature of Bruce Wayne/Batman (and Anti-Nihilism as well) spoken by Alfred: " Death and chance stole your parents. But rather than become a victim, you have done everything in your power to control the fates. For what is Batman if not an effort to master the chaos that sweeps our world, an attempt to control death itself?" (Great quote, so-so movie)
4859710 I liked the philosophical aspects of the story and the worldbuilding surrounding the nature of harmony. I also appreciated how you incorporated some actual science into the descriptions of the beginning of the universe. Overall, a well written story with some nice, thought provoking elements.
5659718 That's all I wanted to hear.
This sentence fucked me up.
Uh, thanks for that. A very solid, pleasantly mystical, and grounded story. I've always liked the idea of the tree having a more sapient side, and this story explores that elegantly and has a good tone to it. As another person added way before me, there were a lot of good questions raised by this story.
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Thanks for the compliment!