10/30/2007: "Sleep"

Every single night we lay our heads down on our pillows amidst blankets o'plenty and drift away into another world. Probably never appreciating the world we are leaving for a short while and not appreciating the world we wake up to. However in all of our sleep one thing is certain, we're just not there.

Sleep has mystified doctors and scientists for years as to where and what the brain and mind does while asleep. Most people have dreams of which give them some mild form of entertainment while drifting away, almost as if in a movie. While others remember nothing or even worse have nightmares or experiences of which horror is prevalent in there dreams.

There have been many people looking at dreams for centuries now, trying to scientifically explain or spiritually explain and most have reached the same conclusion that there is no explanation and that it mostly depends on what the person was thinking of last prior to falling into REM sleep.

I wish I could explain dreams of flying or falling in love to many of you now, but I am one that has no dreams. I remember nothing every single morning, and therefore my body is like a machine, something that just turns on and off. I've never been one to dream, even as a child, I don't remember any dream and could only tell of maybe three in all of my existence. I always wondered why I don't have dreams like the rest of near everyone that does, but being aware that a portion of people don't made me feel less awkward in this respect.

My message if I could give one to you this week would be to cherish the world no matter how bleak, hopeless, or painful it is before you go to sleep. Treasure the trials, the ordeals, and the complications that are thrown at you, because you never know the day when you will not wake up to be able to face those problems. Everyone is unique and everyone is an individual but there isn't a problem on the earth right now that someone else isn't facing as well at this very moment, so you're not alone.

If you do dream, dream of leading a better life, conquer self-doubt, and give everything you can to helping other people, because at the end of the day when the dust settles and the smoke clears, the only thing that will matter will be what you did for others and not what you did for yourself. Lead a good life, follow God's will, and be empowered by his spirit, even if it comes to you in the middle of the night.