05 May 2006

Take, for an example, the feeling of being abandoned - not that of the adult, who feels lonely and therefore takes tablets or drugs, goes to the movies, visits friends, or telephones "unnecessarily", in order to bridge the gap somehow. The relief of being abandoned! In dreams, being abandoned can have several connotations that derive from psychological or physical experience. It may be painful now and it will surely take a while to get over the hurt of being abandoned, but fear not, the pain will ebb and you will be strong once again. The dying fear being abandoned by their loved ones as much or more as they fear pain and death.

“I have a fear of being abandoned,” I said matter-of-factly.

Because rabbits don't like to be cuddled and get frightened when restrained, children often lose interest and hence, the rabbit ends up being abandoned.

1 comment:

Lisa said...

if you are restraining a rabbit--i.e., holding it firmly under your armpit, its paws tucked under itself, its head sticking out from under your armpit--you can calm it by using your other hand to stroke its ears. run your hand lightly above its eyes, up around its head, and over the ears, following the curvature of the skull. rabbits lose the large-eyed glassy look of fear when you do this. i learned it raising rabbits when i was in the future farmers of america.