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Two Different Worlds
Separated by a pillow
Many people suffer from insomnia but not Kevin. He could not even imagine what insomnia must be like. For him, falling asleep was as easy as placing his head upon a pillow and closing his eyes. He would be asleep within seconds.
Falling asleep was easy. It was waking up that was difficult.
Kevin led a very boring life when he was awake. He had a very boring job that he hated which he went to each morning Monday through Friday. He had very few friends and participated in very few activities other than the dull routine of going to work, coming home then watching TV. The one thing he looked forward to each day was the end of that day when he went to sleep for the night.
Kevin led a very exciting, adventurous life when he was asleep. He rarely woke up in the middle of the night. He slept deeply and soundly. It was almost like he completely left his body and went to a different world. In this other world he had numerous friends and went from one exhilarating adventure to another to another. He woke up exhausted from all the excitement of his dreams.
When Kevin’s alarm clock went off in the morning all the lively activity came to a screeching halt. He reluctantly stepped back into his boring awake life. Sometimes he wished he could live in his dreams all the time. But he…
