The velveteen rabbit all grown up
February
3
“A human being must become real before
it can expect to receive any message from the superhuman;
it can expect to receive any message from the superhuman;
that is, it must be speaking with its own voice (not one of its borrowed voices),
expressing its actual desires (not what it imagines that it desires),
being for good or ill itself, not any mask, veil, or person.”
expressing its actual desires (not what it imagines that it desires),
being for good or ill itself, not any mask, veil, or person.”
— C.S. Lewis, from a letter to a friend explaining the title of Till We Have Faces
I could not, have not, for some time been able to even begin to form my mouth or heart around what it is that currently afflicts my soul. Could not, would not, even know whether to feel guilt or joy over it. Yet a friend, bless her heart, writes the above quote on my Facebook wall. And there it is.
Obvious. Clear. Succint. Me.
The fear melts away.
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I also needed to hear this. It means a great deal to me, especially now.