Day471 【Gate】

A photo poetry NFT of photographs and lyrics that asks you questions about everyday events and gives you answers

NZPHOTOGRAPH & naozo

Day471 Gate【Gate】

DEAR naozo,

Is the path ahead

a narrow gate

a closed gate

or an open gate

　

You still

question the nature

of the gate

　

But a gate

is not a property

　

It is a response

　

Do not decide

it is closed

before you knock

　

Whether it opens

is determined

only after

　

A gate

opens

only to those who knock

　

For those who do not

all gates remain closed

　

Whether it is narrow

is known only after passing

　

Whether it is closed

is known only after knocking

　

Whether it is open

is known only after stepping through

　

Therefore

　

A gate

is not the future

　

It is a point

pulled into the present

by action

　

Have you tried

　

Or have you mistaken

touching it

for trying

　

Have you challenged it

　

Or have you only

watched from a distance

　

Do not search for a key

　

Knock

　

Do not question the path

　

Step

　

A gate

does not exist

in the world

　

It appears

at the location

of your decision

　

Is the path ahead

a narrow gate

a closed gate

or an open gate

　

All of it

exists

only after you knock

from NZ

This story is a work of fiction. Except for the named individuals, all elements are products of imagination. The boundary between reality and fiction is intentionally ambiguous, and its interpretation is left to the reader.