Sleep evades me

Running short on sleep, I took some OTC sleep-aids to assist me…2.5 hours ago!! I’m still not sleepy. They should have taken effect by now.

I’m sitting and daydreaming about a reality that lives only in my own mind. This is what I do when I cannot sleep - I envision and create a world where we can live that works the way I want it to. There's no political bullshit, no cops, no bad guys, and no government officials who tell us how to live our lives. One day, I'll get these worlds written down so the characters that live in my head can be free to entertain other people.

Maybe if our children were raised to waste time in this manner, it would save them from the rubber room existence that we are building for them. Take them fishing, hunting, or hiking for Gods sake. Allow them to embrace their creativity and grow as an individual. Do not confine them to an existence of video games, boredom, and mind-numbing activities.

In my imaginary world, doors don't need to locked because crime doesn't exist. Rather then wielding a gun to perform a crime, a person wields a gun to shoot a buck for dinner. Common respect runs abound and silence is not broken by the screaming of a misbehaved child. No, in my world, people are characters that live life to it's fullest potential.

It annoys me that people are sheep and blindly follow the path that is created for them by an unseen "they." Corruption runs deep in the pockets of man. People today live to work, live in a daily routine that is set for them, live in an erroneous fog that blinds them to the potential of what life is meant to be.

We forget to live until it's too late to change. When faced with our expiration date, we suddenly wish for things that we were too busy to do when we could have. Why do we wait until then? We know our day is coming, so why wait until it's pressing down on us and cutting off our air supply? I cannot count how many times my friends have spoken of a bucket list - a list of things to do before they die. Why wait, my friends? Go out and do what you desire while you are healthy enough to enjoy them. That's what life is, people!

I just yawned, which is a good sign. With that, I bid you goodnight.