What was on the other side?Donna said, He said there was another world on the other side. He could see it.He... never went through it?That's why he kicked the shit out of everything in his apartment; he never thought of going through it, he just admired the doorway and then later he couldn't see it at all and it was too late. It opened for him a few days and then it was closed and gone forever.
In Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly," characters contemplate the existence of another world, highlighting a sense of longing and missed opportunities. Donna recalls a person who once glimpsed that world but never ventured into it. This reflects a struggle between admiration for what lies beyond and the fear of taking action to explore it.
The character's frustration leads him to destructively lash out at his surroundings, symbolizing how yearning for change can turn into despair when opportunities are lost. Ultimately, the world he glimpsed fades away, leaving him with nothing but regret for not having pursued it when he had the chance.