We live in a world in which many believe walls to be an absolute evil. Yet we find fences everywhere. They keep animals from wandering, they mark territory, and they protect us from danger (I’m thinking of the fences on balconies). Just because a fence exists doesn’t mean it can’t be crossed. It doesn’t mean that the fence can’t have open doors. The thing that may be bothering us are the ideas expressed in the building of the fence. The ideas of ownership, exclusivity, and fear, are not things we all accept as good.
Fences
Fences
Fences
We live in a world in which many believe walls to be an absolute evil. Yet we find fences everywhere. They keep animals from wandering, they mark territory, and they protect us from danger (I’m thinking of the fences on balconies). Just because a fence exists doesn’t mean it can’t be crossed. It doesn’t mean that the fence can’t have open doors. The thing that may be bothering us are the ideas expressed in the building of the fence. The ideas of ownership, exclusivity, and fear, are not things we all accept as good.