I looked down onto 5th Avenue from my 30th-floor penthouse. Cars had saturated the roads, and pedestrians formed a throng that looked like they were moving at a snail pace. As I grabbed the railing and scanned the skyscrapers, I noticed in my peripheral that my jacuzzi was bubbling up like volcano lava ready to erupt.
The great thing about being 21 years old and living a luxurious life is that I never got used to it. Unlike most of my bratty friends, I appreciated everything dad had accomplished. Not only was he extremely successful, but he made time to educate me so that I followed in his footsteps.
I sensed it was important to him that I was also successful. Although I admired dad, I saw that he had a disdain for poor and unsuccessful people. Perhaps, his displeasure of being surrounded by them was his motivation for his success.
“You’re ready, Junior?” asked dad as he walked out onto the balcony.
“Let’s go.”
Apart from spending most of my time at dad’s firm to learn the ins and outs of the real estate industry, I went out with him to business dinners and social networking events.