Picket fences … slats of wood lined side by side to form a barrier—but not an impenetrable barrier—simply a visible sign of demarcation … a sign that says to all that what lies on one side of this fence is mine and on the other is yours. Yes, they are quite pretty, but at the same time they do mark your so-called territory.
You have many picket fences in your world … your clothing, your words, your facial expressions … none of them impenetrable, but all of them ways of showing, “Stand back. Keep some distance. This is my territory.”
You had a famous leader who asked another to “Take down this wall,” and in so doing, were not the barriers between nations removed? What walls have you erected around yourself? Are they tall brick walls or picket fences with tiny gaps through which you allow your light to shine? Take down your walls. Pull down your picket fences. Give yourself fully to your fellow man. Show your love without false barriers. What good does a picket fence do? It is only for show. Show the world Who you are.