Quote of the Day

There is no remedy for love but to love more.
— Henry David Thoreau, Journal, July 25, 1839

Verse of the Day

If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.
— 1 Corinthians 13:7  

And then. . . 

On Becoming Real. . . from the Velveteen Rabbit

Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's 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, they you become REAL." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real, you don't mind  being hurt." 

"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," asked the Rabbit, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That why it doesn't 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, and your eyes drop out, and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real, you can't be ugly except to people who don't understand."
— Margery Williams

Last update: 3/14/00