Perhaps we go to the forbidden door or window willingly because we understand that a time comes when we must go whether we want to or not...and not just to look, but to be pushed through. Forever.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We sometimes accept inevitable changes or challenges we know we must face eventually.
- In plain terms
- We go through hard doors because we know we have to eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept inevitable changes when they come.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What door are you avoiding?
- When must you go through?
Another view
It romanticizes forced change without offering agency.
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