"There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors"

Jim Morrison’s poetic words evoke the sense of life as a journey between certainty and mystery. “There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors” draws a distinct line between what we grasp and what remains elusive. The “known” encompasses all that we understand: facts, experiences, knowledge, beliefs we hold, familiar people, and safe places. The “unknown” represents the vastness beyond human comprehension, concepts we have not yet discovered, mysteries of existence, feelings we cannot articulate, and possibilities we have not explored.

The “doors” stand as thresholds between these two realms. They symbolize opportunities for discovery, change, and personal growth. Each door represents a choice, an invitation to venture beyond the comfort of the familiar. Sometimes, these doors are literal, places we enter, people we meet; more often, they’re metaphorical: ideas we entertain, risks we take, new experiences we welcome into our lives. Crossing a door is an act of courage and curiosity, driven by the human instinct to expand boundaries and evolve.

Doors may also imply barriers, limitations we face due to fear, prejudice, or lack of awareness. Every individual encounters such doors: some remain closed for years, while others open unexpectedly, altering the course of our lives. Facing the unknown can be daunting, but the act of opening the door, of stepping into uncertainty, offers moments of transformation. Growth, innovation, and self-discovery occur in this in-between space.

Morrison’s metaphor extends to collective existence: society’s progress is achieved by repeatedly approaching, and stepping through, the doors dividing accepted realities from unexplored potentials. It is in navigating these liminal spaces that art, philosophy, and science are born. Thus, life is defined less by what we know and more by our willingness to confront the unknown, to recognize and cross the doors that exist between certainty and possibility.