When a Door Has Served Its Purpose
Some doors must close before another can open. Life gives us time to recognise which, and the freedom to close them without force.
Sometimes a door in our lives must close before another can open. While both remain open, they pull us in opposite directions and leave us unsure which way to walk.
Early in life, we rush ahead with little understanding. In our impatience and fear of missing something, we leave many doors open without noticing. But as we learn and mature, we come to recognise which doors have served their purpose, why they should close, and, in time, we find the desire to close them.
Life does not rush us towards that maturity. It gives us time: time to explore, to learn and to discover for ourselves which doors have fulfilled their purpose and may now be closed.
When that knowing arrives, we can release the door freely, by our own Freewill. What might once have required force can now happen through understanding and consent.
Sometimes the new door we wonder about is already there. It does not need to be sought or forced. It is simply waiting for us to close the old door we have held open out of fear and desperation.