You Live in a Castle

 

I live in a castle. I also work at a company in which I am surrounded by precious objects created by the imagination of the world. I am a diamond jeweler. Nearly thirty years ago, I ventured to California to seek this glorious lifestyle. As I look around me, I sometimes wonder how I got here.

It is interesting to note that I am no different than I was in my late twenties. My essence is the same. At that time, if you asked me the type of car I drove, I would have said a luxurious, earth toned Ford. It was actually an old, dirty-brown and dented Mustang that was too tired to make a California journey. Although I should have sold it, I instead I hauled it 2,000 miles across the United States.

In 1989 I had been both demoted at my job and divorced from my newly wedded wife. I had nowhere to climb but upward. Arriving at the Golden State I met Carmen, who would later become my soulmate. I still do not know what attracted the beautiful Guatemalan girl to me. Was it my tight natural curls, my charm, or the new whitewall tires I had just purchased for the Mustang? The contents of my UHaul proved I owned few possessions, so maybe she admired my blind confidence that set me apart from other suitors.

We soon become inseparable partners and I became a happy king. Our new lives would begin to be filled with the wondrous abundance of the world.

For those who know me, you may argue that my home is not a castle, at least in the traditional definition of the word. I do not drive to work in a limousine. You also may not consider me a king. However, I discovered years ago that it is not the physical things that surround us that determine our happiness. Love, happiness and success are all determined from the perception of our hearts. We are all kings and queens, the world is our mansion, and the universe is our silver platter that offers all its wonders to each of us. We simply need to reach in and take what is offered so freely to us.

You live in a castle.

What do you want? Who do you want to be? There is nothing stopping you from achieving all the success that life is ready to give you. Just be thankful. Just see the precious objects and beautiful people who already surround you. Just open your eyes.

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