The siesta, that national pause turned today into a silent insurrection
A little nap after finishing eating... is it a right or a mortal sin? In today's society, mid-day rest is increasingly encroached upon by productivity and making the most of every minute. But perhaps it's time to rebel, make good use of the hours of your life and take a break.
Have you eaten well? Do you have some time? Then, put your phone in airplane mode, lie down and sleep. Take a moment of suspension from your day. A full domain over yourself. Stop. Rest. It's okay. Take a nap. Don't calculate the time, give your body the luxury of deciding for you the moment to open your eyes again. As a fair reward for it being your body, not your will, that decided to close them.
The living room sofa is fine, with the TV low, although better off. Preferably the bedroom, your bed, your mattress, lightly dressed or as Camilo José Cela said, why not, in pajamas, a prayer and a chamber pot. But also on the beach, lying in the field, in the shade of a tree, with the murmur of the wind or the waves of the sea.
Dream if you want, in fact, you will dream, but it's better not to interrupt that time with nightmares or disconcerting interference. When you wake up, if you're on vacation, no one will suspect you. But if you're in an active period, manage to do it just the same, without complexes, oblivious to any hint of guilt. The nap is not an invention, it's a necessity.
If you don't perceive it that way, you probably act against nature. Or you're deceiving yourself, immersed in another mistaken dream of self-realization through piecework that will probably never come...
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