When I awoke this morning it was from an odd dream. In it Anne and I were again living in the 10,000 square foot estate we built in Palos Verdes Estates and in which we lived from 1987 - 2001.
The current owners, Nick and Rose had moved out [In real life they have the home for sale] and we moved in without informing them! I felt guilty about this.
People were arriving hoping to see our magnifent views and in some cases hoping to tour the house. We freely allowed them to do so.
In this dream, since we had sold the home many years earlier, new technologies had been developed in which people could see close ups of all the views including Los Angeles and the ocean.
Nearby coastal Redondo Beach had also been improved so that in these new close up views, people could see Venice style canals abutting Venice style housing, very pretty.
But through our son Kyle, we informed Nick we were living in what is his house, and with Kyle present I told Nick that our living there would benefit him because we would pay rent until the home was sold. He seemed to like the idea.
Kyle and Anne and I discussed this and I guessed the house would rent for $20,000 a month. Kyle was going to discuss this with Nick. I was pleased we were living in this home again.
When I awoke, I wondered why in this dream I had a desire to live there again. As extraordinary as this house, its view and its grounds are, I would be lost in such extravagance today.
I'm thankful for the home in which we now live and my priorities and Anne's are much different than when we owned that home. That many people envy those with the money to live like that means nothing to me when I'm awake.
At age 69 I know that life is brief, all assets are surrendered at our passing and that my priorities today relate to loving and helping others, not to try to impress them with my extravagance in a world in which vast numbers of people have so little material wealth.
Where this egocentric dream came from I don't know but I think I have grown beyond such desires.
Dick
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