WHALES AND CHILDREN

Have you ever watched whales sleep? They have this wonderful adaptation. They float effortlessly in the water…a kind of suspended animation. Have you ever watched a baby sleep? If you ever have the chance to you’ll see how in a dreamland they float effortlessly…a lot like whales do. It seems we’re similar in a myriad of ways with our companions of the deep. one way in particular…is the way in which we sleep We are both beautiful in sleep…a time when 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 their sleep…of what do whales dream? Do they dream of leaving the ocean? Do they dream of floating up to the stars? Would we be surprised if they could tell us…how their dreams are similar to ours? If their dreams are similar to ours…as I suspect, when we take a moment to compare… we begin to find between us…many other things we share. We both are born, we eat, we breathe… we love, we die…we weep. Isn’t it amazing the things we can discover while watching whales and babies sleep?