ALL THE WAY TO CHINA (November 16, 2014)
I dreamt that I got a call from China concerning my work in corporate real estate management. The fellow on the other side of the line told me that my principles from 1994 were his company’s main guidelines (“Ten Principles of Corporate Real Estate Management,” November 18, 2012). Other papers of mine were most important in their work, as well. And his company was huge. It employed millions of people and they had thousands upon thousands of buildings. He wanted to know whether I would come over to help them in their work. They would be most pleased to receive me, he said. Delighted by everything I had heard, I agreed to come. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I was amazed by my willingness to travel so far. But it was definitely there. I was not only willing, but also eager to go. My principles of corporate real estate management remained very close to my heart, as witnessed by their belated inclusion into my magnum opus. I fell asleep again, but the dream kept returning until the morning. Throughout, I was overwhelmed with euphoria. Yes, I would go all the way to China to help promote my teaching. And what better place than a huge company already committed to my ideas. By the morning, I even considered some modifications of my principles in view of climate change. Silly, but cute.