^Thought for the day: I had to pause and think about this for a
   moment. It really is true - secrecy SEEMS to bond people
   together, but its very weak and very temporary - more secrets
   have to piled on very quickly to maintain the bonds. Then
   secrecy becomes a way of life - and someone who keeps secrets
   with you, keeps secrets from you. (a culture of secrecy).
   Subgroups of sub-secrets form, and those subgroups split off and
   keep secrets from the subgroups and the main groups. Secrecy
   acheives the opposite of its intentions - instead of increasing
   power and control, it makes for a great weakness - a house of
   cards built on a windy day. (actually, I liked the keyhole in
   the eye - that's really why i reposted this, but I thought I'd
   make it a 'food for thought" item instead of, "Ooh, look at the
   keyhole - how symbolic!")^