I love watching whales sleep…it is one of nature’s wonderful adaptations…
how they’re able to sleep while floating in the water…in a kind of suspended animation.
I love how we are alike in many ways to our colossal companions of the deep…
but in particular…in the peaceful way our two species sleep.
Sleep is where our dreams come to life…where like a movie before us they stream…
I wonder while suspended in sleep…of what do whales dream?
Would we be surprised to discover…their dreams are similar to ours…
that they dream of a peaceful ocean…or what it’s like to touch the stars.
That they dream of floating carefree with a food supply that never ends
that they dream of moments from their past spent with family and friends…
When observing our two species…we don’t have to look very far
to see how truly similar we humans and whales are.
We are born,
we eat,
we breathe…
we love,
we die…
we weep.
all things we realize we share…
while watching whales sleep.
Have you ever watched whales sleep? What a wonderful adaptation.
They float effortlessly in the water… a kind of suspended animation.
It seems we’re similar in a myriad of ways
with our companions of the deep.
not the least of these…
is the way in which we sleep
We are both beautiful in sleep…
A time when our worries and troubles cease.
We become united in our serenity
our silence, our solitude, our peace.
And sleep is where our dreams are made…
be they simple…or extreme.
I wonder while they’re suspended in sleep…
of what do whales dream?
Do they dream of leaving the ocean?
Do they dream of touching the stars?
Would we be surprised if they could tell us…
how their dreams are similar to ours.?
And once again we understand…we don’t have to look very far
To see how like the animals we humans truly are.
Yes…we are born, we eat, we breathe…
we love, we die…we weep.
All things we realize we share…
while watching whales sleep.