what is "my little pony" to you?

[Aurelion Star 433]

to me?
well its an inspiration that I hold dearly in my life.
its a part of me, it opened my eyes to show what is the real me..
and thanks to MLP
I got the chance to meet 
"twilight sparkle"
and then , my life changed instantly...

so?
what is yours?

[Justin_Case001 4,881]

Well, I could basically say the same thing, except the meeting Twilight part.  I'm assuming you mean you got to meet Tara Strong?  That would be pretty awesome.  Anyway, MLP has inspired me to stop being scared to do what I want, to wear what I want, and to be who I am.  That's what it is to me.

[Aurelion Star 433]

Well, I could basically say the same thing, except the meeting Twilight part.  I'm assuming you mean you got to meet Tara Strong?  That would be pretty awesome.  Anyway, MLP has inspired me to stop being scared to do what I want, to wear what I want, and to be who I am.  That's what it is to me.

COOL man 

were the same you and me,

mlp changed the way we live hahahaha

[SCS 7,522]

Hi @dusk.night, I moved your topic from General Discussion to Sugarcube Corner. The former is intended for non-MLP/brony-related discussion that does not fit in other forum sections, while the latter is intended for MLP/brony-related discussion that does not directly involve the Friendship is Magic show itself. As the primary purpose of this topic is to discuss what MLP means to you on a personal level as opposed to discussing an aspect of the show itself, it fits best in Sugarcube Corner as opposed to Show Discussion.
 

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MLP means a ton to me on a personal level. This post of mine explains much of that well. I posted that about a year and a half ago. While there is more recent information I could share regarding all of this at some point, what I was fundamentally relating in that post remains true for me, and it always will.

For convenience, I'll quote it here.

 

The show has had a huge impact on my life, and to explain that more effectively I am providing relevant details from my personal life in this post. Some of the topics I discuss in this post are inappropriate for younger children, so if you are a younger child (under 14) or would be offended by such things, please discontinue reading this. I have double checked the rules to make sure that nothing in this post breaks the rules.
 
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has helped me to completely change the way I look at the world, and continues to help me to this day to overcome problems in my life, or even just to cheer me up when I'm feeling sad.
 
I think I started watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in 2011, towards the end of the summer vacation before 9th grade. I was 14 years old. I remember one of my friends from the internet convinced me to watch it one day. At first, I thought the show would be "girly" and "stupid," but for reasons that I do not understand in terms of the frame of mind I had back then, I gave the show a chance. I remember I was very interested in the show by the time I finished season 1 episode 1, and absolutely hooked by the time I finished season 1 episode 2. 
 
Before I knew it, I would spend hours watching through the episodes. I absolutely loved them. You see, I had begun to learn more about the world at the age of 14. I have very loving and kind parents - I am so thankful for them, because they are the ones who taught me how to be kind to others. They sheltered me a lot until I was around 13, which I didn't like very much at the time, but in retrospect their sheltering had allowed me to live in a time of peace, a world of innocence, I was able to have a childhood. It wasn't until I was older that I realized how blessed I was to have the opportunity to have a childhood. In fact, as I grew older I began to realize how blessed I was to have things I had always taken for granted: a house, a loving family, good friends, a largely good/peaceful school experience throughout my life, and more. 
 
I turned 13 years old on December 8th, 2009. Soon after this, my dad began to shelter me less. He allowed me to watch some R rated movies (not most of them, though), which introduced me to the concepts of hatred and violence that I had never really been fully aware of before. Eventually, I gained a stronger interest in the world outside the spectrum of my life experience, which led to me watching the news. My parents didn't let me watch the news when I was a young child - I don't think they started letting me watch it by myself until I was around 14 years old, maybe 13, I don't remember. 
 
When I turned 14, my dad continued to shelter me less. I was able to watch more R rated movies, but there were still a few particular movies he would not allow me to watch. By this time I had also had more experience with the internet, including the fact that I learned that there are horrible and evil things readily accessible. I used to look at violent things on the internet just for shock value, to make myself feel grown up, and as the result of a misguided curiosity. I had also discovered pornographic materials on the internet at the age of 12, which I got into more at the age of 13. I never intentionally viewed any child pornography - no matter how curious I was to see the inappropriate things on the internet, I always knew that child pornography was evil, and I never looked at it. 
 
This was all happening at a time of early transition for me, from childhood through adolescence into adulthood. I began to care more about the opposite gender (for me, females), I developed insecurities, things not to be unexpected from one who began to enter puberty. The world suddenly became a lot more complicated. In the face of the new, unhappy ideas, concepts, events from fictional movies or real news, I suddenly was not happy like I was in my childhood state of innocence. I did not understand how to properly handle this information that I was receiving of my own free will after years of living in a blissful state of innocence. I began to become angry at the world. This resulted in me occasionally treating other people at school in a negative, angry manner. I began to view the world as a horrible place, filled with nothing but hatred, pain, and fear. I questioned my lifelong Christian perspective on the concept of God. This, combined with my guilt due to my newfound interest in human sexuality, began to write dark chapters in my life for the first time.
 
Now, moving onward in time, returning to the day my online friend had convinced me to watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The show had a profoundly positive impact on me, moving me at my very core, inviting the very essence of my existence to awake to a glorious dawn. I loved (and continue to love) everything about the show: its characters, its art, its music, its stories. The show moves me, all the way from the harmonious beauty of Equestria down to the personalities of its vibrant characters, all the way down to the subtle chords of background music carefully placed throughout the episodes. The show began to extinguish the fires of fear and anger I had kindled within myself. I was once again happy. Slowly, over a long period of time, a process that continues today, my very core beliefs about the world and my place in it were monumentally shifted in a positive manner.
 
Firstly, I must thank my parents. If it were not for the way that they raised me, I do not believe I would have been able to be the person I am today. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic may still have helped me, but it would have been much more difficult for it to have the profound effect it has had on me if I did not have my parents' ways of raising me with love and kindness to draw from. This is not to say that I never got in trouble. They love me, which includes taking necessary parental action to teach me that all actions have consequences, positive or negative, or anywhere in between. However, they have never once beat me or abused me in any way, and they never will, and for that, along with many other things in my life that I have recognized to be great blessings, I thank them. 
 
Now, to explain how the show has moved me at my very core. When I started watching the show, I was looking at the world in the wrong way. I was looking at the world in a very negative, angry, hateful way, which resulted in me treating others negatively sometimes, as well as being unhappy. The absolute love in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic inspired me to kindle that love within my own heart, that love, that fire of friendship. I remembered that the news is not representative of the world. The news often lacks a very important piece: human love and kindness. It often focuses instead on the horror in the world. I began to understand that even though there is great evil in the world, there is great love, and the only way to undo and erase evil is through love. My previous response to the evil in the world was hatred and anger, which was only leading me down the path towards the object of my hatred. A spiritual irony resulting from misdirected energy. I began to direct my energy, my thoughts, my life in a positive direction. Instead of responding to tragedies, violence, and hatred in the world with hatred of my own, I decided to respond with love. How does one respond with love? The answer to this question can vary from person to person, but for me it has been a determination to be happy, and to help others to be happy. I may not be able to rescue hostages taken by murderous terrorists on the other side of the world, but allowing the awareness of such events to suck the life and happiness from my soul would only make the world a shade darker by negatively effecting my life experience and the life experience of those within close social vicinity to myself. I decided that instead of letting such things control my life, I would take control of my life. I would be happy. I would open my eyes to the happiness in the world that is around me everyday: my parents, my friends, human kindness, nature, the world. There is so much more to the world than fear and hatred. When I feel particularly oppressed by negative events in the world, whether or not they happened to me in my personal life, it always helps me to remember the bigger picture. No matter how sad I felt at any given moment, somewhere in the world there was a person hugging someone else. A person feeling absolutely joyful. Two people getting married. Two parents looking at their newborn child for the first time. A family laughing together while watching a movie. All around the world, millions of people are experiencing the love and joy in life every second. In the face of that fact, whatever would be bothering me at the moment would suddenly loosen its hold on me, my happiness no longer being constrained. Yes, there are also millions of people around the world experiencing sadness, fear, hatred, pain, or grief at this moment. However, from my personal experiences, every happy moment is so much more powerful than a sad one. When I am feeling unhappy, in retrospect I feel like I had been looking at the world through a drinking straw. This drinking straw was composed of my fears, insecurities, and hatreds. Looking at the world while allowing myself to be constrained by them is practically impossible. Eventually, I realize I must cast that drinking straw far away, and open both of my eyes fully to the world around me. Then, and only then, can I make a positive impact on the world. I can only help add joy to the world by being joyful myself. I can only love others if I love myself. I must live the change I wish to see. Through this, I can leave the world a slightly better place than it was before I entered it. We all can, just by smiling at a friend, doing a favor for someone, being there for people when they are gripped by unhappiness. I am not saying that everyone in the world who is unhappy right now is unhappy through their own free will. Horrible things can happen to people. Those people are not looking through drinking straws as I was, they are having to deal with very difficult situations. However, the realization that I have come to is that me looking through a drinking straw will not help those people. Even if I did not get the opportunity to help people in very bad situations (which I have), I can still contribute to the love in the world by being happy, and helping those around me to be happy. 
 
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has helped me to do this on so many occasions, and continues to do so today. The show's lively, vibrant colors, beautiful artwork, lovable characters and charming humor warms my heart even on the coldest of days. On a deeper level, the show reminds me of what I described in the above paragraph about how responding to hatred in the world with hatred of my own will not make the world a better place. The acts of kindness the characters show one another, the lessons they learn, inspire me to go into the world with these virtues in my heart. Then, and only then, I can live the change I wish to see.
 
Now, at the age of 16 and in the 10th grade, I can think back about how much the show has helped me in the past, and continues to do so today. The show has inspired me to be more tolerant. I used to instantly judge anything I thought was "girly" or "stupid." Now, I try not to do that anymore. There is nothing wrong with a male, regardless of his sexual orientation, age, etc, to love My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. There is nothing wrong with a female, regardless of her sexual orientation, age, etc to love Transformers. "Gender roles" in society attempt to dictate what certain people of certain genders should like or do, and if someone chooses not to conform, they can be attacked with accusations of being a homosexual, when the act of liking a TV show has nothing to do with sexual orientation anyway. I also became tolerant of homosexuality in general. I used to think there was something wrong with it, when I was a younger child, but now I know that there is absolutely nothing wrong with homosexuality. Heterosexual, homosexual, male, female, black, white, we are all living beings. "No matter what our differences, we're all ponies." I remember back in 9th grade, a few of my friends also got into the show. I remember there was a guy in one of my classes who I used to argue with all the time. When I continued to get more into My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, I realized one day that my previous annoyance and anger that would cloud my heart in the past when I talked to him was gone. From that day onward, he and I were able to become friends. He was one of the people who had gotten into the show also. I felt inspired to treat others with patience and kindness. I viewed the world as a wonderful place in which bad things happened sometimes, instead of the other way around. Because, truly, the world is a wonderful place. The number of acts of kindness shown between people throughout the ages outnumber the stars in the sky, whether or not they ended up in history books or news programs. We all have free will, and we can all choose to direct it in a positive manner. 
 
Now, this is not to say that I never get angry, or feel hatred, or say something mean. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has still changed my very core outlook on life in a positive manner, regardless of the fact that some days, even now, I forget that, and focus on the negative. However, thanks to the show, it is much easier for me to avoid negative ways of thinking, and it has become much easier for me to recognize past behaviors and attitudes in myself that were of a negative nature, and to avoid chaining them to myself once again. Thanks to my parents' love and kindness, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and other things, I have begun to learn how to hold the world in a loving heart. We all make mistakes, but it doesn't matter how many mistakes someone has made. What matters is whether or not they wish to learn from them, and change their thoughts, words, and actions in a positive manner.
 
Earlier in this post, I mentioned that when I was 14 years old I questioned my Christian faith. I used to respond to this issue with anger and hatred, but the positive impact My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has on me has helped me to not become stressed out and angry about religion as much as I used to. I am no longer a Christian, because I have some disagreements with certain Christian beliefs, but I do believe in God. My spiritual beliefs arise from my studies of near death experiences, my own experiences with the otherworldly, and my family's experience with the otherworldly. I do not subscribe to any particular religion. My spiritual beliefs are basically that the purpose of life is to love others, to help others. The greatest things we can do are sometimes things that seem to be the most simple acts of kindness and unselfishness. I also believe in reincarnation, and I believe that we are all eternal souls. I do not believe in hell as found in many religions, and I do not believe that God judges anyone. I believe that people judge themselves, however, they should not do so. I could go into much greater depth about my spiritual beliefs, but that would be beyond the scope of this post. If you do want to learn more about my spiritual beliefs, please feel free to send me a message, and I will gladly talk to you about it. I often find spiritual inspiration in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic through the love and kindness the characters show one another, the lessons the characters learn, through the beauty of their world and their music.
 
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has also greatly increased my love and appreciation for the beautiful aspects of nature. I used to utterly resent going outside, doing nothing but complain about the temperature, or being afraid of bugs and bees, etc. Now, I love being outside, but preferably in mild temperatures in which I can comfortably view the nature around me. I also love the rain very much. I love trees, the sky, the grass, the animals. It is all so beautiful and wonderful, and it is all free. It is right outside my door. All I have to do is enter into the world with open eyes and a loving heart. 
 
I hope that, one day, I will get the chance to thank the creators of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic for making such a wonderful, beautiful, inspirational show that has changed my life in such a monumentally positive way.
 
I am very happy to see that several other people who have replied to this topic have also been positively affected by My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
 
The Elements of Harmony live within us all. Fluttershy: Kindness, Rarity: Generosity, Applejack: Honesty, Pinkie Pie: Laughter, Rainbow Dash: Loyalty, Twilight Sparkle: Magic, the magic of friendship, that spark of life and love within us all. They all represent different aspects of a loving heart that we can all choose to have toward ourselves, others, and the world.
 
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has changed my life. It has resurfaced the ideals of love, kindness, patience, and tolerance that my parents taught me when I was a young child, that I had buried underneath my fear, anger, and hatred. I now treasure these ideals, and they are the lanterns on the path of life that only require positively guided free will to chase away the shadows of fear and hatred. As Princess Cadence said, "The Crystal Heart has returned. Use the light and love within you to ensure that King Sombra does not." The Crystal Heart is the life and love within us all. It does not need to be returned: it is already here. All we must do is choose to use it to overcome the fear and hatred we bury within ourselves at different points in our lives, and continue overcoming it, until one day fear and hatred will leave our hearts and never return.

 

 

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

It's just about my favorite animated program. Other then really liking the show, I don't think it's changed my basic "me-ness".

[Frosty Flurry 173]

The toys I played with as kids

The toys I still have now

 

Mlp for me is something I've always had and always will have in my life, one way or another

[ded 121]

It's a show that I watch and enjoy. A show that's led me into a community filled with fun personalities and conflicts alike. Bronies themselves are a whole 'nother story, but MLP has just been a show I like and watch. Not much inspiration or life-changing happened, since I'm not very active as a brony.

[Kurai 304]

Something that brings me a small amount of joy in a otherwise, gray, depressing life.

[Pastel 7,630]

It's currently my favorite show and I love to talk about it on the forums.

Nothing more though.

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

In a sense, it's giving me feelings of joy I felt my life was void of before.
 
Everyone has a story in their life - everyone. Everyone has their ups, and everyone has their downs. My downs really have significantly affected my growth.
 
I don't get to be "normal" - whatever that word means. My whole life I've sought out the one thing I cannot have, and that's a sense of normality amongst the people I'm around.
 
I have never met my mother. I have never seen a picture of her. I don't know what she looks like, or who she is. My dad told me her name was Crystal and I know that, even though they weren't together for my entire lifespan, they married and never had an official divorce. I don't know anything about my mother other than what I've just shared.
 
My father was a very kind man - he raised me on his own for 10 years. 10 good years. 10 years I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. We did all kinds of things together He loved videogames, heavy metal, pro wrestling, and he was a talented carpenter, guitarist, and poet (he was published!)
 
For 10 years it was just me, him, and my little dog. He passed away in a car accident on March 26th, 2007. It was a rainy day, and he hydroplaned because he was speeding. I was told he wasn't wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, but I also know he totaled the car and died on impact.

It's not fun being 10 years old and all alone in the world.

Of course, the obstacles I've dealt extend to a physical disability, as well - at an early age, I was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. It's when the left ventricle of your heart is enlarged, drastically reducing bloodflow due to the trouble it has pumping blood throughout your veins because of the size it possesses. That's why I have a bit of a hairpin temper at times - my heart will start beating fast and I can't really control or conduct myself very well. When I'm calm, I try my best to be reasonable and friendly, but under stress, I struggle greatly with that. Not that it's an excuse for my bad behavior at times - far from it. It's something I sincerely need to work on.

Anywhom, back on topic - my expected lifespan is shorter than it should be due to this heart disease I inherited. In a couple of years, I'd be around halfway through my life expectancy - and at the time of this post, I'm seventeen years of age.

That's not easy to deal with.

While I am fortunate that I have loving grandparents who take care of me and provide me with a great roof over my head and all of the necessities I need to live and then some, I still have a lot to be depressed over. An orphan who will never grow old.

Upon acquiring internet in March of 2013, I began looking at things and finding all of these articles and videos and what not that I found to be very entertaining. I stumbled upon bronies several times before checking the show out myself, and my curiousity was certainly piqued by the oddity of boys and men liking "My Little Pony" - an infamously girly brand.

That's when I stumbled upon Rarity

 

Rarity...the other ponies were great, don't get me wrong - Applejack kicks ass, Trixie is Great and Powerful, Fluttershy is adorable, Twilight is adorkable, Rainbow is a kick-ass flyer, Pinkie Pie is so happy...but none of them were like Rarity

I saw a lot of passion in her - creativity. A fire burning inside of her, and one that she would NOT allow anything to interfere with. Her passion for fashion was inspiring. Amazing. Astounding. I was awe-struck.

Then I saw myself in her...she too had a flair for the dramatic, and not always in the good sense. She was creative and passionate, though, and even though she was often her own greatest obstacle at times, she'd overcome the odds and make damn sure everything was alright in the end - she'd go to the ends of Equestria for her friends, family, and passion. She wasn't weak, either. People would assume the least of her because she's so feminine, but she's not only proven herself to be a good fighter, but also a highly capable thinker and she defies what people expect of her.

She was wonderful - but then, to top it off, she was like me.

If she could overcome the odds, than goddammit, so could I. She continues to be a source of inspiration for me to this day, and has impacted my life in ways I never thought a cartoon unicorn could.

I honestly can't picture what things would be like without her. Certainly darker, bleaker, and just overall not as enjoyable. She's a huge part of who I am, and I'm proud of it. People accuse me of "taking her too seriously" - but I honestly can't picture things any other way.

She's truly wonderful and she will always have a special place in my heart, even long after the show ends and I move on to other things. When the other ponies go, Rarity will stay - she's a part of my life now, and always will be, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

[TechiePidge 64]

MLP to me is a reason to escape the world for a moment, see the wonderful sites bronies have in store for the world around them, plus, watching the show also gives me a inspiration for art and stories like no other show has done, it also has given me some confidence, knowing that Im not the only one who is watching MLP at such a inappropriate age! When I first started to watch MLP I was scared about letting my parents and family find out, so i watched mlp at night when no one was awake, sooner or later I had found out about the bronies, and I gained more confidence and watched it one afternoon in my mothers room.

MLP has given me almost everything I need to succeed....almost.

[firetorn 187]

It's a show I enjoy. Also I have met a few friends through the fandom so that's nice too.

[Katicuss 28]

It's my escape from my day to day life. It's magic, it's courage, honesty and kindness, it's laughter and it's even generous.

 

MLP is awesome, it inspires me day to day and it's really sweet memories. I love MLP and I look forward to gaining more friends because of it and growing more as a person

[Discordian 6,015]

It's one of my TV shows that I watch somewhat regularly. That's about it.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,839]

MLP to me is Pinkie Pie,and Pinkie Pie to me is joy everlasting.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

MLP:FIM introduced me to my very first waifu; despite there having been a few candidates in the past.  So MLP helped heal this guy's broken heart.  *Braces for a chorus of dawwwws.  Doesn't hear any.  Is kind of disappointed.*

 

MLP and these forums have helped me to come out of my shell a bit.  I mean, I've always been weird.  Different.  Whether I realized it or not; admitted it or not.  But my weirdness is in full swing now lol, and I'm enjoying just letting it all hang out.

 

And though you'd have to drag me kicking and screaming to a place like Westeros, I'd WILLINGLY go to Equestria lol.  If you'd be so kind as to direct me to the magic portal that leads there.

[Wind Chaser 4,768]

My Little Pony means a hypothetical small equine that would be my personal property. But such a thing does not exist.

 

I'm not going to get into a big flowery speech about how MLP saved my life or lifted me out of a depression. To me, it is simply a well-made cartoon that stands as an example for how they should be making them these days. The astounding fandom generated by it is like no other group of people on Earth. No one expected their existence, numbers, or diversity and yet they maintain one of the strongest, most well-organized, productive, and supportive fanbases in all of media. The fact that a community that is willing to have each other's backs and see each other through anything came out of not only a Western animated show, but this one in particular, is as incomprehensible as my membership in it.

 

It's the eighth wonder of the world for me. It's a feeling of wonder that's very hard to express in any form.

[K.K. Slider 391]

It's a fun, silly cartoon about tiny magical pastel colored talking horses that supplements entertainment and socializing with my fellow nerds. Life always takes the reins first though. It's a part of it, not solely what it's all about.

Edited July 7, 2014 by K.K. Slider

[PokeBolter 208]

It carries a lot of memories through my teen years yeah you may not want to read this and it's long but still. First My Little Pony started as a disgusting girl show I wanted to be no part of that's why I ditched girls that talked about it, unplugged the Wii when my sister was watching it on Netflix, and watching Youtube Poops however during a Youtube Poop I finally understood there was more than a girly show for the ponies when I fell in love with Apple Bloom so then it was a great show with great music yet led to lots of secrets between my middle school friends even when they knew I liked the Cutie Mark Crusaders and looked them up in the computer lab I also had fun training my Ponyta named Apple Bloom so it also carried good nicknames onto my Pokemon games. At first I also had a mini Apple Bloom poster and it really comforted me so yeah it's plain to see my favorite pony back then I even cosplayed as her around the house. Then it started to become a lame girly show again except for I had an understanding for some ponies I never had before. Then I watched more Spike episodes and also Pinkie episodes too after I found another CMC episode for season 3 and I also tried to be like Spike thinking I could breathe fire strangely, so I was given an opportunity to help out like Spike did during a March for Life trip in DC yeah I stayed in Arnold. Then my middle school friends looked this secret up too but I really did like Spike I even had a Spike sticker on my DS lite for awhile, however when that died down I just liked watching the episodes while playing video games it really made it 20% cooler. I think this was also around the time I came up with Sweetie Belle's nickname kidnapped cow it's because in One Bad Apple she moo's and in a Canterlot Wedding part 2 she was breaking out of the back doors of the church. Then last summer when my sister was sick in the hospital my youngest sister needed someone to play with so we made pony cutouts after I drew an r63 picture of the CMC this was a really great time to bond with family and the game was actually pretty fun and successful so after my sister got out of the hospital my youngest sister and I moved onto another game that we played with Rarity called "Torture the Rarity" where we did stuff Rarity would hate, however after vacation in August, Rarity accidently fell into the lake there and so then I had to get the next pony to torture so I got her r63 version (Elusive). Then school started and MLP gave me multi purposes including a reason to go to Walmart to prove that guys could hang out with pegasi and unicorns without being freaks I also really bonded with my Bubble Berry brushable and started being Ok with every episode however since season 4 wasn't there yet it quickly died down just watching songs colt version. Also Elusive got his neck chopped off by my brother and Berry yeah let's not go there (he got boring so I seperated head from body and head is deep in vent, don't even ask where the body is). Then in Januraury since I watched Tiny Toon Adventures everynight before bed if you remember the pony Hub winter marathon it recorded over Tiny Toons so I watched Flight to the Finish, so I watched MLP:FIM season 4 every Saturday with my snacks from Walmart it was just a great way to kick back and eat in my room. However one day while watching Spongebob eating my after school snack I saw a commercial for the build a bear Sweetie Belle so I ordered it with my Easter money and saved allowence due to Lent I waited a hard week for it and then had a great time with it that weekend when I made her into Silver Belle. From that point I decided I should act quick to not become a brony because I thought they are horrible hated trolls of the internet so I trolled them however I ended up joining the fandom out of confusion and then I got a random liking out of ponies but then with season 4 ended I was out of luck and I also just got done making an episode of my show related to MLP. Then when school let out for the summer I decided to just become a full brony because I'd get bored of it then Sweetie became my waifu, I got more ponies(Apple Jack, Apple Buck, Bubble Berry, Silver Belle brushable, Elusive again, Scootaroll, Rainbow Blitz same from September, and Butterscotch) also now whenever I see a pony it makes me happy and smile, I already decided on elements for my friends plus they know I'm a brony. Also now I'm in love with 2 ponies so overall with the element of laughter, a brony that loves ponies, this is what My Little Pony Friendship is Magic means to me!

[Aurelion Star 433]

Wow so cool

All your definitions are all so cool

[UCD 75]

one of many things that takes me away from the bleakness of the world

 

it didnt quite save my life , but it has contributed. it has taught me the importance of love and tolerance in a bitter world that does not understand me and probably never will. it has also taught me that just because the world rejected me does not mean i must reject the world . i am not ghadius. (if you get the reference you are dope)

 

growing up without a father was difficult. i don't know him, i don't care to ever know him. at age 8 i caught Stevens-Johnson syndrome after a bad infection, which caused boils and blisters across my arms and parts of my face that had to be removed .

 

I lost the skin on my lips which have regrown to be much fuller and brighter than they were. coupled with damage to my eyelids that made my eyes extremely light sensitive . also permanent blemishes from dead skin cells that had to be removed. i am not a very strapping man lol

 

i went into surgery covered in rashes and ulcers. my mom later told me the doctor said i had a 67% fatality rate. why the universe didn't kill me off then is beyond me. i am also "legally" a mental retard but i do not accept this because numbers do not define intelligence. 

 

you can guess i was target for bullying . since youth we have moved constantly - from dingy one bedroom appartment to a 2 story house, but many homes in between. so i never had many friends , and the ones i did have i didn't keep because we were always seperated. everything sucked growing up , and since i've matured it's gotten a little better. 

 

MLP helped me realize something through Spike . some people have tragic lives. they are underdogs . they are useless and overshadowed by the peers. they are the "comic relief" they are the unnoticed and uncelebrated . they have no triumphs other than living itself. but people like us have to exist to have balance. without us lesser folk , we could not have superior or outstanding people .

 

without the bottom of the food chain the top would not exist. and nothing we do can change our position. i have learned to accept that life will always be unfulfilled for me . i will never be a star or an icon. no one will look up to me and no one will remember me. no one will lose sleep over me. i will never have a soul mate.

 

i am a rain drop in the ocean. but i am still important. i have been someone's punching bag to relieve stress. i have been insulted and bullied so that my bullies could feel better . someone has had shitty day and thought "at least im not him" and so i have served my purpose. that satisfies me enough

 

 

 

and also rarity is pretty so that helps too 

[Aurelion Star 433]

Nice one man

Cool

Even though I did not read it all but it was cool.

[Shanks 10,816]

It is a really great show that I never expected to actually be into. It hasn't done anything too dramatic like save my life or anything but it has helped a bit with my depression and brought out my creative side which I let lay dormant for too long.

[(MARVEL) Blue Blood 991]

An awesome show with some of the best morals and writing I've seen in an animated series in years.
Also, it's my biggest money grabber since Bionicle, which is returning!

[baltoist 303]

It's not a kids show anymore.