It is very important to understand the difference between barriers and boundaries, especially in relationships. A barrier is a complete shut out of any kind of communication – physical, verbal and non-verbal – against a person or entity or even a thought. It is an extreme act, almost irreversible especially when the barricade is against a person because of the hypersensitive nature of human beings and is advisable only when there is a strong ground to do so. But whereas boundaries are barriers with doors and windows – in other words, privacy and socializing are balanced in a delicate manner. Unlike a barrier, which can be forgotten for good once it has been erected (usually, against someone), a boundary is a dynamic act and requires constant defining and re-defining. It is a mutual silence and simultaneously a mutual dialogue too, across the boundary; it is an acknowledgement and respect for each other’s need for nurturing his or her individualism and also each other’s need to share. The one who knows to draw and re-draw dynamic boundaries will have get to enjoy the best of the two opposite worlds – privacy and society.