“Excuse me, but where does that door go?”

“No one knows.”

“Have you tried to find out?”

“Yes, but it’s locked. You can see for yourself.”

“So you just stay here in this room?”

“Yes, we like it here; we have everything we need. It’s very comfortable, and nobody wants to go anywhere.”

“How long have you been here?”

“It depends on when you got here. Some have been here most of their lives.”

“What do you do with your time?”

“Oh, we’re quite busy, actually. We have meetings to attend, officers to elect, committees to serve on, evaluations to give. Not to mention seminars and classes and games and social events and…”

“Has anyone thought of knocking?”

“Oh no, we would never do that; we have to much to do here, and besides, you never know what might be on the other side. There have been a few that have knocked and the door opened for them, but they never came back.”

“But didn’t He tell us to knock and the door would be opened?”

“Yes, but we already did that. That’s what got us here in the first place.”

“How do you know He meant for this to happen only once? In the same breath, He told us to ask and seek, too. Is that supposed to happen only once?”

“That’s what I always thought. You ask Him into your heart and you seek until you find it. I found it. You know, I’m going to have to ask you to excuse me. I have an important meeting to begin.”

“Fine, but can you please ask those people over here who are blocking the door to move?”

“Suit yourself,” he said, shooing the people away, “but you’ll only find that it’s locked.”

“I know it’s locked, but I’m going to knock on it real hard.”

“Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you. You never know what might be on the other side.”

“I know. That’s what I want to find out. Besides, if He opens the door, what have I to fear?”