Asking an Overthinking Insomniac what they would do with extra hours of non sleeping may cause you bodily injury, so be careful what you ask?
I have a love/hate relationship with sleep… I love what I cannot have, and I hate the fact that I never get enough of that which I love!
The problem with this prompt question is that it doesn’t specify whether it will be just me who no longer needs sleep or everyone? There would be a big difference if we were all awake at ungodly hours of the night… misery LOVES company!
I, for one, would now have a wider audience to invite to my 3 a.m. Overthinkers Anonymous Club… bring your own cookies for these meetings.
Another thing to consider would be the lines at the gas pump, grocer or banking establishments… all for one and one for all, right?
If you haven’t thought of this yet, it would be pretty tough to do much of anything during our Night Owl Endeavors, unless we were all awake… why do you think it is so miserable when you can’t sleep? It’s dark, quiet, with everyone around you blissfully sleeping away the empty hours of the night. You cannot make noise, turn on lights, nor can you talk out loud without fear of disturbing those around you not blessed with your gift of non sleepery.
I have tried thus far not to bring up the giant bird in the room, but it can wait no longer. Think about the Owl… such an apt midnight hunter, with eyes as big and round as saucers for pinpoint accuracy in the darkness. Even if the bird wanted to be awake for 24 hours in a day, his big beautiful eyes would be his undoing, with just a bit of sunlight. This gorgeous Bird of Prey has his place in nature, and has been designed to fit there for many important reasons… remember everything in nature requires a balance.
Nature aside, man himself has been quite destructive and selfish with the hours of the day that he already has… take sleeping out of the mix and we simply perpetuate the problem… our tax dollars already pay for all the vacations and toys of our government officials while they work during the day, or rather, do little all day besides pat themselves on the back. What on earth might they get up to in the early morning hours? That thought makes me groan with apprehension. Nope… they need a strict bedtime, thank you very much!
I wish to keep what little sleep I am blessed with, as it gets me closer to home, as well as, giving my spirit some respite from life’s harsh realities…
Here, have a cookie…
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