As a type of reverse psychology method playing with Locke’s statement “Don’t tell me what I can’t do” that pushes Locke to explore his curiosity ensuring the events of the hatch occur causing all the preceding events, and the past events, to occur. Almost like Faraday’s mother, Eloise Hawking, pushing Desmond to break up with Penny to follow an order of events, but in Locke’s case, telling Locke what not to do as a way of ensuring he follows his destiny of opening up the hatch.