Each and every one of us have certain things that we desire. These things could be a certain job, or a certain type of car, or even a certain size house – and sometimes, they could just be the desire to experience something you have never experienced before, but always wanted to. Some people go years – even decades – never having these desires fulfilled. But, when after years and years of waiting and hoping, your desire is finally achieved, it is natural to react the same way an explorer would if he or she were to encounter a lost city, or an archaeologist might when locating an intact dinosaur fossil, or a doctor might when finding the cure for a life-threatening disease – complete shock, jubilation and fulfillment – which is precisely how I felt on Friday the 13th of this month.

I feel this way because last night, a desire of mine was attained. A dream of mine was achieved, and a personal achievement of mine was fulfilled. I must tell you that when you desire something for a very long time, you have visualized what it will look like so many times in your head that you can probably sculpt it out of ice – but believe me when I tell you that nothing can prepare you for when you finally see it live and right in front of your face.

When my desire was placed in front of my face last night, I couldn’t believe it. Here I was, experiencing something I thought I would only experience in my dreams. Even though I was there, I felt as if I was experiencing it and observing it at the same time. The same way that some patients say they see the doctors working on their body from above. That’s how I felt. I was there – but I wasn’t – I was trying to actually enjoy and participate in what’s going on, but my mind was too busy trying to ascertain what was happening. And when it was over, I was still so flabbergasted over what happened that my conscience still hadn’t even realize what just happened – and still has not.

Haven’t you had this experience? Hasn’t there been a time in your life when something that you have desired for a very long time finally comes to fruition? Hasn’t there ever been a time in your life that you have said to yourself, “I can’t believe this is happening?” Didn’t you ever want something for as long as you can remember and then have that experienced finally fulfilled. If you haven’t, I pray that you will someday. If you have, then to you, my feelings are justifiable.

As far as what desire of mine was fulfilled – that’s between the three of us…