Close Sesame!

"If one door has closed, don't fret my friend, others will open up."

We are very familiar with such maxims and have been brought to attention to them at some point or another; but this phrase despite having underlying meanings of hope and prospect, really is for the faint of heart. Let me elucidate on my standpoint. Such phrases really are trying to tell you that you have very little or no control over your life, while that might be true at certain points of your life and in such an instance one really can't do much, but what about those times when you see all the doors open? In that case you have to walk through one of them and that means shutting out the other doors. What I am trying to say is that we can close doors at our will as well, and we should. Society as of now has taught us to accept things the way they are. People no longer dream of doing things on their own, we have become a slave to this juggernaut of a machinery. We should wrest our right once again to shut certain doors for ourself even if those doors seem to be very beneficial. The rock inspired teen who has given up his school for his musical career is one example. So take charge and start closing doors yourself, take risks, society has frowned upon those who take risks. People think it is better to have a 9-5 job rather than chase their dreams.

Another, interesting point about doors of opportunity (or misfortune) is that once it has been shut, it need not be necessarry that it is locked. You may still enter through your desired gate but it may require a bit of work.