When one teaches a foreign language, be it German, French, Spanish or Japanese, one has to teach such concepts as 'the typical day', 'the dream day', 'hobbies', et al, and one weaves grammar and vocabulary around these notions. The moment one talks of hobbies and the dream day together or even singly/separately, some smartypants surely says that his/her hobby is sleeping, and the ideal day would consist of sleeping late in to the afternoon.
Well, given such answers, worth a laugh every which way, one does, however, hope that the so-called youth are not suffering from old age dis-eases such as sleep apnea or insomnia. There is no knowing though. Sleep these days is pricey stuff, in all the senses of the term 'pricey', given the extremely costly, and difficult to get, sleeping pills, often used as 'the' permanent solution.
Why is it that modern times murder sleep? In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', from whence comes the title of the blog today, it is guilt, tension about future evil plans that kill sleep. The most quoted term in the sleep related discussion is stress as well. The increased screen time and excessive use of caffeine, et al, could be some of the reasons, too. Sleep, or the lack of it, is big business. Hence the abundant discussions.
Personally, I am of the opinion that one should be 'gudakesh' when it comes to sleep. 'Gudakesh' is a term used in the 'Geeta' for Arjun. It means 'one who has conquered sleep'. Honestly, the ideal way to be! One is so much in control of one's sleep that one can doze off in seconds, and as and when one wants to.
Sure, safer it is to have a regular schedule. Hardly matters though so long as one gets adequate sleep which means the deep REM sleep, absolutely necessary for total health. As for dreams, one is anyways eternally dreaming, and even with eyes wide open!
In brief, sleep well, not long. Remember the Peshwa King, Bajirao I? Yes, the Mastani reference, as popularised by the Bollywood, is correct, absolutely right . He was, however, not just an infatuated, besotted paramour. Rather he was a brilliant statesman and a wonderful warrior. And he could manage to doze off and relax the tired body and mind while horse riding! No wonder, he was such a great achiever!
Pratima@Yawn not, toss not/Sleep right, and tight/to make your days bright! Happy World Sleep Day!
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