In 20 Years....

I was out for dinner last night with Hersch and MB at our usual watering hole. It was an interesting night in that normal you don't have to wait for a table but on this night we waited for over a half hour and how glad were we that we did. As we sat and conversed at our table another patron strolled into the restaurant and sat at the table next to us.

Hersch noticed some striking similarities between me and the man who just sat down. He was my height, with blonde hair and similar build. Upon looking at the table further there were 2 other men at the table. The first was another tall man with a lack of salad on top and a slender build...and the other was a slightly shorter man who seemed to captivate the attention of the other 2. They only difference between them and us was that they were about 20 years older.

The only logical explanation for all of this was that these 3 were Hersch, MB and myself 20 years in the future and had been sent to us as a sign of things to come. We made it our mission to find out as much about these guys as we could. It seemed that I spent a lot if time in Hawaii and perhaps even lived there. I was married and seemed very at ease with life. Hersch was also married and seemed like he spent a lot of quality time with the family...siblings, nieces, nephews and all. MB seemed like he had stories to tell of his adventures and was also married.

Most importantly, it seemed like we were all very happy. That we were content with life and happy with where we were. It was good to know that we could still get together like old times and have a laugh.

Of course I realize that none of this is real and that we can come back and visit ourselves in the past. But it is good to know that good friends can stay friends and that the things that are are important in life don't have to change. That the people who are there for you now can be there for you in 20 years.

That's one of the few things that I want...to have the important people around for a long time