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[swiminnovember]

You can only be locked out of something you perceive as a want, when you stop wanting what lay behind the door, you will stop being locked out. -- Kellen Rust <2004>

This essay was written to prove: You cannot be locked in or out of something, you can only feel as though you are.

*if you're lazy, skip down to the summary.*

The Art of Locking

Comments

[anonymous]

your theory is very true, i agree with it. but, i do however have one comment, or question rather. if you don't want in, you are not locked out right? but if you never wanted in, in the first place, but still tryed to open the door, would you say you were locked out?

[swiminnovember]

Wondered if someone would ask, and i considered addressing it but ran short of time. This isn't acctually arguing if in fact you can lock a door, but rather challanging ones concern to get in. You're dealing with a scenario that could never realisticly happen. People don't walk up to doors, or raise 600 dollars just for the hell of it, there's always a reason. No matter how unbiased to source, the reason still remains. What reason? Personall gain. They're looking for something they want. You would never just walk up to a door and try to open it with NO intention of going in. Even if your did it simply to see if it was open, you were still fufilling your desire. Hey can in get in there? You may not want to enter, but you just want to see if you could if you did. Back to square one. Desire, wanting something or wanting to know something. For instance, if i were to show you a door, and say, behind this door lies 1 million dollars, it may be locked, it may be unlocked, i want you to try to open that door with the mindset that

50 points!

[ber5684]

The world needs more deep thinkers like you kellen....

yar

[anonymous]

hey kellen!! of course i remember you, how could i forgot...well i miss you!!! talk to you soon

<3
-lauren mac