The Story of Blood and Roses

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[Macbeth: Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more!

Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep,

Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care,

The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath,

Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course,

Chief nourisher in life's feast,-

Lady Macbeth: What do you mean?

Macbeth: Still it cried 'Sleep no more!' to all the house:

'Glamis hath murder'd sleep, and therefore Cawdor

Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.'

-Macbeth. II. ii. 32-42.]

Most of your life, you consider the true meaning of your existence. You go to sleep late at night, after sipping at the glass of cognac and reading a book on existential crisis. When you close the book, you lay it down, remove your glasses, gulp down the remaining alcohol and forget about your worries. You don't question why you are wasting time by simply sleeping, and even if you do... you justify it by saying that you [email protected]@