When you first think about it, doors may not carry much weight. They are upright slabs of some material that slow your progress in and out of buildings. But when you stop and think about the symbolism of your doors, what they mean, and what they mean to others, your door suddenly becomes so much more mysterious.
Duality is the idea of contrast - there are two somethings that are in opposition with the other. Light and dark, left and right, up and down. Doors are a physical manifestation of the symbol of duality: they can be open or closed, an invitation or a barrier, locked and unlocked.
It is abandoning the old and embracing the new; an open door signifies welcome and invites discovery and investigation. The closed door is full of potential, for anything might lie beyond, as yet unknown and unseen. Yet the closed door may also be limiting, preventing us ever gaining access to its hidden contents.
When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open. ~ Bob Marley
You have pictured a very colorful door!
ReplyDeleteAn open door is a welcome invitation to enter and explore. The doors at my local library open automatically when I walk up to them, welcoming me to all that lies within.
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