to it. It suggests vistas of spacious meadows, full of merry sunshine, welcome mats, unlocked gates, undogmatic thinking, and people who are willing to share their inmost secrets. That kind of imagery is certainly attractive to people in our culture. But we should be careful of it. Sometimes, after all, closed is better than open. Food will spoil if we leave the refrigerator door open. An open safe is an invitation to thieves. And it is not wise to leave the door of a moving car open. Perhaps it