Alina Wang
Freshman Seminar

 Sleep

 One of my biggest passions is to sleep. I’ve always thought, wouldn’t it be incredible if sleeping could help you make money? Have you ever met up with one of your friends who are just cranky as heck from the moment you meet them? Chances are, they’re acting that way cause they’re sleep deprived. Sleep is one of the greatest things in the whole world. It always feels great to sleep, no matter how old you are, where you live or what you’re hobbies are—actually like most people, sleeping is probably one of your top favorite hobbies. Sleep is an activity that intertwines us as human beings. No matter how different our personalities are, there’s something that we all share in common—and that is to sleep. I like to think of it as the best gift that Mother Nature’s given us. Regardless of all the bad things that surround us when we’re unfortunately conscious in our daily lives—completing tasks such as homework, writing monologues (HA), tests, work, etc, we can always forget all about them when we finally go to sleep. Sleep is such a babe—it’s like when you see the girl or guy of your dreams walk past you in slow motion on the beach—that’s what sleep feels like to me. And sleeping is also very popular; it’s an activity that everyone loves. Also sleep is wonderful in another aspect because it enables us to have dreams, and dreaming is mostly awesome (except for when you have nightmares of course)

Now its time for some statistics and fancy definitions. Ready?

According to Wikipedia: “Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. Sleep is also a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. It is observed in all mammals, all birds, and many reptiles, amphibians, and fish.”

“Furthermore, sleep difficulties are closely associated with psychiatric disorders such as depression, alcoholism, and bipolar disorder. Up to 90% of adults with depression are found to have sleep difficulties.  Hence we should always make sure we get enough sleep. “

So all in all, sleep is great—it’s all encompassing great—it doesn’t come with any twists and turns. As long as you sleep, I guarantee you’ll be a happy camper.