Of all the things a man may do, sleep probably contributes most to keeping him sane. It puts brackets about each day. If you do something foolish or painful today, you get irritated if somebody mentions it, today. If it happened yesterday, though, you can nod or chuckle, as the case may be. You've crossed through nothingness or dream to another island in Time.
Interpretation
Sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining mental well-being and perspective on daily events.
This quote by Roger Zelazny emphasizes the importance of sleep as a mental reset that helps individuals cope with daily challenges and emotional turmoil. By framing our experiences within the context of sleep, we gain a sense of distance from painful or foolish actions, allowing us to process events with a clearer mind and find humor or solace in them as time passes.
In practice
Using this quote during a mental health seminar to highlight the importance of rest.
In the mirrors of the many judgments, my hands are the color of blood. I sometimes fancy myself an evil which exists to oppose other evils; and on that great Day of which the prophets speak but in which they do not truly believe, on the day the world is utterly cleansed of evil, then I too will go down into darkness, swallowing curses. Until then, I will not wash my hands nor let them hang useless.
It would be nice if there were some one thing constant and unchanging in the universe. If there is such a thing, then it is a thing which would have to be stronger than love, and it is a thing which I do not know.
If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
Many people think that it is the function of a spiritual teaching to provide answers to life's biggest questions, _x000D_ but actually, the opposite is true. _x000D_ _x000D_ The primary task of any good spiritual teaching is not to _x000D_ answer your questions, but to question your answers.
You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.
Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.
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