I sleep and I unsleep. On the other side of me, beyond where I lie down, the silence of the house touches infinity. I hear time falling, drop by drop, and no falling drop is heard falling.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A description of sleep where silence and time feel infinite and detached from the physical self.
- In plain terms
- When I sleep, I feel time falling silently in an infinite void.
- What can you take from it?
- Sleep can feel like a detachment from time and space.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does time feel in sleep?
- Is silence infinite?
Another view
It is a subjective experience that may not resonate with others' perception of time.
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