Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you. Sometimes it hurts, but when you are Real you don't mind being hurt. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.
Interpretation
Being 'Real' refers to the authenticity of one's self, which might involve pain but leads to true self-acceptance.
This quote emphasizes the concept of authenticity, suggesting that true reality is not just a state of being but a journey of becoming. Embracing your true self can involve challenges and pain, yet it ultimately leads to a lasting sense of identity and beauty that may not be appreciated by everyone, marking a profound distinction between genuine existence and societal perceptions.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech about self-acceptance and personal growth.
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, 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 don't mind being hurt.
He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.
When you are Real, shabbiness doesn't matter.
When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.
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.
Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the gods have given you. It is now high time to consider what sort of world you are part of, and from what kind of governor of it you are descended; that you have a set period assigned you to act in, and unless you improve it to brighten and compose your thoughts, it will quickly run off with you, and be lost beyond recovery.
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy. Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you.
True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will.
Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.
Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.
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