The Gate to Everywhere
This gate sits on the slope in front of my house, in the field where the animals are often grazing. A little girl who used to live next door and hang out with me and the animals once asked, looking in puzzlement at the gate, “What’s it doing here? It’s a gate to nowhere.” I smiled and suggested, “Or we could look at it as a gate to everywhere.” She liked that idea, and so do I. For me, the gate, relic of fencing, symbolizes the animals’ freedom on our sanctuary. Yes, there is fencing for safety at night and on the perimeter of the property, but the animals roam over many acres during the day. They get to enjoy the feeling of freedom. Don’t we all need that? Sometimes I open the Gate to Everywhere, just to remind myself of possibilities.
