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Gates Of The Heart

            I recently came across a house with one of its gates opening inwards and the other opening outwards. Usually gates open in one direction and closes in the opposite direction. I just smiled at the unusual gate, but it really got me thinking. 

           Everyone has a gate to their heart, some keep it locked with iron locks, others leave it slightly open, but only a few keep it wide open. Those who keep it locked fast, think its for their own good, and feel like the Romantic poets who lost their faith in humanity after the french revolution's blood bath. Broken trust, can tear up relationships but forgiveness is the glue that patches up the torn pieces and makes them whole again, and this time stronger than before. 

Those who leave the gate slightly open, have been hurt in the past, still have their reservations but have a string of hope to believe in the good, and wish to see it again.


 But those who have the gates wide open are truly blessed. They have been hurt really bad, yet they see the good in people and their hearts overflow with love, no circumstance seems to change that.                                                                                                                                       


            These three metaphors are extremes, either its too good to be true and the others we feel we are better than. But we need to aspire to be like that odd gate, which opens in two directions, one towards our heart and the other towards the other people in our life. In this way we don't succumb to self pity, nor do we forget to empathize with others. 

           The most important commandment given by Jesus was to love your neighbor as yourself, so lets spread love in this season and let others see the hurt in your life and help you. At the same time lets not be self-absorbed but be sensitive to others 'hurt' as well.

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