Interesting Take

The question isn't why we sleep, but why we wake.

And the answer might be that we need to attend to the basics of life—the eating and mating and fighting—only to ensure that the body is fully ready for sleep.

I like sleeping. And now, with young children, I am rarely more at peace than when I see my children sleeping. I thought that was because it meant finally a little break, but perhaps there is something more to it...