This week, I recieved my acceptance letter to my college of choice. This made me start thinking, what does it really mean to be accepted, not just to university, but in life as well?
The Webster dictionary defines acceptance as "the act of receiving willingly." What does that mean to us, though? Does it mean receiving a person willingly, or receiving an attitude or a gift? Can we only receive things that are tangible, or can we receive something that is intangible as well?
I think that acceptance can mean choosing to settle for something as well. Sometimes you have to accept a grade, something that cannot be changed and is fairly tangible. However, you can also accept a death. It is intangible, but the emotion you are left with is something you accept and it is intangible.
However, acceptance isn't always settling for something. Phrasing that way makes it seem like it is a bad thing to be accepting. You can also accept someone as a friend. You accept their differences, their mannerisms, and their attitudes as something you can put up with for the source of reliability they provide. You can get accepted somewhere, as in to a college or to a club or even a political party. You can accept a nomination, choosing to represent something.
What do you think acceptance is?
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