The children's story about the velveteen rabbit takes you on an emotional journey as the rabbit is trying to find out what is real in the world. It teaches about the importance of love- the value of loving others, being loved, and our need to belong. Like the rabbit, love can cause us wear and tear. But we can't let that discourage us; love is the lesson we've all come here to learn.
“Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey, and his brown spots faded. He even began to lose his shape, and he scarcely looked like a rabbit any more, except to the Boy. To him he was always beautiful, and that was all that the little Rabbit cared about. 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.”
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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.”
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"Love is the experience I'm here to have"
