" Real isnt how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "Its a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you dont mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"
" It doesnt happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesnt often happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things dont matter at all, because you are Real you cant be ugly, except to people who dont understand."
~The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams.
3 comments:
That's about it. Real is a great thing isn't it? Bumps and all!
See you later today.
Yeah, beautiful!
Being loved and being real is truly worth the pain, consequences, time, and commitment. Those sacrifices are what makes it possible and so we try to appreciate/value those 'negative' aspects to love and authenticity.
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