April 26, 2004
This quote, I think, offers very freeing words; that there is no key to life. There is no “right way,” special road, or particular order.
When people ask me, “How do I become creative/start a business/get happy/do art/etc.” what they’re really saying is, “My world is locked, please give me your key.”
What they don’t realise is, there truly isn’t a key because, as the quote suggests, nothing is locked. There is no pursuit hidden from us, it only seems like that when we’re on one side of the door and want to be on the other. We make assumptions that the door can’t just be opened; there has to be some secret to it. So instead of just reaching for the knob, we sit and wonder where the key is.
I think the difference between a dream and reality is just simply trying. Fear and being overwhelmed create excuse after excuse as to why we can’t do something and often hold us back from thinking of what really is possible. Also, we tend to think on grand scales because dreams are huge. So instead of thinking how, after a day of work we could scribble down company names for five minutes, we instead think about how do I open a shop, pay my bills, create art and leave my current job. We often get ahead of ourselves which causes us to think everything impossible. So instead of trying, we hold out for a key.
The truth is, nothing is ever locked. Just do a simple step today and reach for the knob. You can turn it tomorrow and open the door the next.