Tell me what lessons have you learned in this long journey?
Where to start. Before MLP, I was kind of a...lonely guy, full of wounds caused by bullies at first and secondary school, and I was not able to fully recover for many years, until these ponies came. I slowly was able to move on, and be open again to others. When I started watching the show, I felt...calmness...I cannot exactly know how to tell it. Not much time has went down and I found new friends locally, and we always came together to watch the new episodes, for a talk and drink a beer. I will be honest, many times I cried when I was alone, after I found these guys, who became my best friends now, because so many years I was the common enemy in my schools, and how much time and opportunities those people have taken away from my life. But I guess MLP had something to bring the real me be back to life. It always had some reminder episodes when I was down, and when I had hard times in my workplace because of my mobbing colleagues, and helped me to not became my inner monster.
We had a conflict with one of my mentioned new friend from the fandom, and it was a very rough time, to be honest I was not expecting him to forgive me, but he did. That was also a lesson to me...
So what I learned from MLP? The thing that is called humanity in this world. That I do not need to wear a "mask" and I can be liked/loved too. Who have you walked with along the way?
With my Brother and with my true Friends. What unexpected ponies have brought you joy?
I guess here goes the special ponies but not the Mane6.
Well, Trixie, Discord (ok, not pony, but from the show), Starlight, the Trio of Chrisalys ,Cozy Glow, and Tirek and many other characters who were not that likable at first time, but proved that they are all nice on their own ways. Trixie: because she proved that she can be caring. Discord: because he has shown that he can change and also can be caring. Starlight: because she has started something good, despite how down she was, but was too "young" to do it in the right way, after she has became an adult. Twilight helped her. And last but not least, the Evil Trio: Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and Tirek because they has shown a little sign of goodness in Frenemies and it was sad that they were turned into stone. Maybe they will get an other chance later.
Wow, I wrote so many lines...and I needed to wipe my eyes again, but I have a feeling who reads this through will understand why, and why I feel very-very sad now. Thank you MLP, you will always be in a very-very special place in my heart!!!