No matter how significant or insignificant, detrimental or beneficial, change is an inevitable, essential aspect of life which should not be avoided. Change should be welcomed into our lives, while its consequences need to be acknowledged as either a result of personal choice, or else an unavoidable corollary.

The ambiguity often faced as a consequent of change can result in emotions of angst, yet this should not provide reason to avoid change and live a stagnant existence of trepidation.

This concept is notably emphasised throughout the poem "The Door" by Miroslav Holub. The `door' is a metaphor for change and opportunity, while opening it is an allegory for embracing change and exploiting life's opportunities.

By repeating the imperative statement "Go and open the door" at the beginning of each stanza, the persona is encouraging the audience to actively embrace change in their lives.

A variety of consequences of...