Essence

Okay, so imagine you have an apple. The apple has a specific color, shape, smell, and taste. All of these things together make the apple what it is - an apple. This "what it is" quality of the apple is its essence.

In other words, essence is what makes something unique and different from everything else. It's the combination of characteristics that define something and make it who or what it is.

Think about yourself - you have a specific height, weight, hair color, eye color, and personality. All of these things together make you who you are, and that's your essence. It's what makes you different from your friends and family.

So, essence is kind of like the fingerprint of a thing - it's unique and special to that thing and helps you recognize it.