I love this article. It is a frequent debate around me because I generally do not lock things. When I sold my house years ago (having lived there 18 years) I could only find one key, that to the front door. Had no idea where the back door key was! Not sure if that signifies trust or just a belief that if someone needed whatever that bad than they should have it. Or maybe more likely I really don’t have much worth stealing, lol. Thanks for the chance to ponder.
What a wonderful piece this was. You are the consummate philosopher, and I love learning about life from your perspective; it helps me be better in my own. There have been times I have locked myself out of my house, locked my baby in a running car, and times when my grandson has locked himself in a room in a vacation cabin (police were called that time to help), and then locked one of our bedroom doors from the inside (fortunately he was on the outside that time. Living in a world of locks and keys makes me feel secure and stupid at the same time. Being those locks and keys ourselves is something I never thought of before, and you have opened up in me a whole new way of thinking about life. Thank you.
(Copied & pasted from my FB reply) 🎵 You might say he found a key for every door. 🏔 The intro started playing in my head as I began to read, and underscored the entire piece for me. “If that which frightens us cannot invade our bubble or touch us in any meaningful way, we are safe. But are we?” This speaks to my ever lovin’ key-person soul! As does the unrelenting intimacy-seeking nature of a key person craving discovery and connection behind every locked door. This reply alone is so earnestly key person. Which I have found can be disarming, and not at all welcome to some. But no label is ironclad. Humans are messy (literally and figuratively), as you point out. I seek a deeper connection until I seek absolute solitude. Then I avail myself of every lock. Key turning can be exhausting. When I need to recharge I bar every door. But it’s only temporary. Once I am rested, I’m out in the world again with my oversized ring of a thousand keys, looking for locks, and taking names. 🤣
I have to say this is a favorite piece for me. It’s so very thought provoking. I wonder which one I might be, which type my friends might be, are there good qualities and not great qualities in both types of people? Your words always encourage thoughtfulness and demand a deeper analysis. Thank you for continuing to share your creativeness.
I love this article. It is a frequent debate around me because I generally do not lock things. When I sold my house years ago (having lived there 18 years) I could only find one key, that to the front door. Had no idea where the back door key was! Not sure if that signifies trust or just a belief that if someone needed whatever that bad than they should have it. Or maybe more likely I really don’t have much worth stealing, lol. Thanks for the chance to ponder.
What a wonderful piece this was. You are the consummate philosopher, and I love learning about life from your perspective; it helps me be better in my own. There have been times I have locked myself out of my house, locked my baby in a running car, and times when my grandson has locked himself in a room in a vacation cabin (police were called that time to help), and then locked one of our bedroom doors from the inside (fortunately he was on the outside that time. Living in a world of locks and keys makes me feel secure and stupid at the same time. Being those locks and keys ourselves is something I never thought of before, and you have opened up in me a whole new way of thinking about life. Thank you.
(Copied & pasted from my FB reply) 🎵 You might say he found a key for every door. 🏔 The intro started playing in my head as I began to read, and underscored the entire piece for me. “If that which frightens us cannot invade our bubble or touch us in any meaningful way, we are safe. But are we?” This speaks to my ever lovin’ key-person soul! As does the unrelenting intimacy-seeking nature of a key person craving discovery and connection behind every locked door. This reply alone is so earnestly key person. Which I have found can be disarming, and not at all welcome to some. But no label is ironclad. Humans are messy (literally and figuratively), as you point out. I seek a deeper connection until I seek absolute solitude. Then I avail myself of every lock. Key turning can be exhausting. When I need to recharge I bar every door. But it’s only temporary. Once I am rested, I’m out in the world again with my oversized ring of a thousand keys, looking for locks, and taking names. 🤣
Enjoyed the angle the perspective…..true freedom to let in the most important things this journey has to offer
I have to say this is a favorite piece for me. It’s so very thought provoking. I wonder which one I might be, which type my friends might be, are there good qualities and not great qualities in both types of people? Your words always encourage thoughtfulness and demand a deeper analysis. Thank you for continuing to share your creativeness.