A man keeps his blinds tight when he lights his cigarettes. He is ashamed of what the girl next door will think, but he’s not yet ready to give up his addiction. He would rather stay in hiding and go unnoticed, closing himself off from change.
He keeps his blinds closed.

A woman opens her blinds to water her plants. They keep growing further and further down, but they don’t accomplish her true goal. The guy next door never notices her. She is willing to be whoever he needs, and keeps her mind open to growth.
She keeps her blinds open.

A painting by Jackson Berger