I arrive at my hotel. Greeted with smiles. Check in. 26th floor. Take the elevator. Arrive at my room. I am greeted with a sign that reads "Executive Suite".
What I am greeted by is the largest hotel room I have ever had the pleasure of opening the door to. A standard bed room. Two queen beds. Large screen TV. But what shocked me was the living room. Nothing amazes me anymore. I think I have done it all. Everything, every location, every person, every pretty face, and every conversation, I feel like I have felt it before and have felt it better than I could ever in the future. But when I saw the living room I was amazed. It was nothing special. A large L shaped couch. A large flat screen TV. A table on the other side. None of which I used or hardly touched during my stay. But still I was amazed. At this moment I realized this was the life I had dreamed of. Not the good life, not the privileged life, but life in excess.
The rest of my stay included have my own office on the 34th floor. Equipped with a C shaped desk, two leather chairs. two walled view, and a small desk with three chairs around it, in case I were to call a meeting. None of which i deserved or let alone needed. It was nice to have it all even if it wasn't meant to be. Going to a restaurant where our dinner cost 70 per head (seventy dollar dinners don't seem a big deal anymore) and of course, having cigars at a cigar bar. All in excess to what I need.
As I walked back towards my elevator, I see my other companions in the life of excess. I see their glowing smiles. Their carefree attitude about the future and more importantly for me, the carefree atitude towards the present. Blissfully enjoying their life of excess. I remember a time where I didn't know of such a life. There were more nos than yeses. Not in this dream. Everything was a yes. Everything was free.
As I've learned all dreams are temporal. Relish in your temporal dream. Ride the happiness. Live life in excess and forget about the present.
