Apples to apples, dust to dust

The lowly apple might just be the key to realizing what really matters most in life

Allison's A-List fruits may seem fancy, but do you know who the true champion is? Apples, of course.

Where does your mind go when someone asks you, “what’s your favorite fruit?”

Does it go to mango, watermelon, kiwi, or something else more interesting and juicy? Those

Just think about it for one second. What other fruit can you conceptualize that has even half of the diversity apples have? Apples can be green, pink, or red, they can be small or medium, or they can be genetically modified. Apples can be bought in bags, individually, or in large crates. Apples have all the range, and that’s the beauty of them. They’re so round, luscious, and shiny and no one can even compete with them.

Apples are an allencompassing comfort food. When your parents wanted to “apologize,” they never did say it with words, right? No, of course not. Instead, they would bring evenly sliced guilt-ridden apple slices to your room to profess their apologies. What’s more comforting than that? On top of that, I’m sure everyone and their dog can recall a time when they were bamboozled when trying to conjure up a light, yet hearty snack to munch on until they finally landed on the trusty apple and peanut butter combo. An absolute legend of a combo. Can you get that with a mango? Nope. You wouldn't dare put peanut butter on that mango, so you’d have to make up the protein elsewhere.

Apples should almost be classified as independent people. The apple, as a concept, is more sentimental and humane than most people these days. The apple feels and adapts depending on its environment. The apple is highly reactive, yet calm and sincere. The apple, for some, is even the ultimate backbone of society. Eve had to eat the apple to live in the society we do today, so the apple must have some sublime power. All in all, you may want to dabble with a “more interesting” fruit to experiment and go out of your comfort zone, but at the end of the day, you’ll always

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come back to the apple. It is like how a child might want to get a fancy new gadget for Christmas, but will ultimately end up going back to their old - but trusty - toy. We value nostalgia. We are constantly looking for new experiences, but what ultimately makes us the most comfortable are the classics. No matter how much we might try to experience new things or try something that sounds fancy, we always go back to the old reliable. The apple. Or maybe I’m just hungry.