Openness – as in being Open to the multiple layers and very complex and meaningful landscape of the own inner mind – is about a different way of being than a ‘closed’ way that knows no meaningfulness.
An Open mind is a free mind: free to start anew moment after moment, in viewing the world as if for the first time. An Open mind is a mind ‘forever young,’ even while having the knowledge of an adult. It is also a creative mind, continuously creating itself and its environment.
In a world that is constantly changing, it is crucial to be able to adapt and therefore an open mind is indispensable.