My Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog)
Have you ever suddenly felt an urge to sleep in the middle of the day?
Your first instinct is to fight it:
Push yourself with a looming deadline.
Splash cold water on your face.
Brew a cup of coffee.
Blast upbeat music.
Do a few stretches.
Sometimes the fog lifts. Other times, it fights back. Like a saboteur, it cuts off your energy supply, poisons you with apathy, and derails your train of thought.
You're a zombie now: eyes wide, but output's zero.
One day, I tried something different. When the wave of sleepiness hit, I thought, “Maybe I’m missing something. What if this is care, not sabotage? Let's test”. I sat in my favorite chair, closed my eyes, and drifted into a nap.
Twenty minutes later, lids rose on their own. The difference was stunning. My head felt crystal clear, my body energized, and ideas started flowing again.
Turns out, my body hadn’t asked for half a day off—just a short pit stop.
To a student's query on Zen, the master said: "When hungry, I eat. When tired, I sleep." He doesn’t waste strength fighting himself. Funny enough, in the end, the sage rediscovers the way of a child, a cat, or a dog.
Well, let's learn from them, shall we?
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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