Let's change topics, 3 times
Number 1
How to Sleep Well - by Michael Leuing
"Good Pyjamas: Good Sleep"
so goes the old saying, yet many
people do not understand the
vital significance of pyjamas in
the acheivement of deep and
restful sleep.
Sleeping is a religious activity: a holy
communion with the inner world of dreams
and darkness. The appropriate ceremonial
attire is important for a smooth
passage into the land of nod.
Essentially, pyjamas must feel
comfortable and look ridiculous.
Wearing them is a ritualisticrenunciation of the conscious,
external world: the world of
looking good and feeling stressed.
As we approach the cot, pyjama
clad, the ludicrous self is
proclaimed, triumphant and free.
The vestments of the outer
world like cast off and crumpled
on the floor.
We look soft and child-like; inept
and shambling; primitive and funny.
The pyjama fabric droops like tired
old elephant skin. The buttons
are done up in the wrong holes.
The trousers are hitched up nearly
to the armpits. The cuffs wag
above the ankles.
One side of the coat is tucked in,
the other side hangs out. We have
no place in the "real" world looking
like this! We are the stuff that
dreams are made of. What freedom!
What peace! What blessed relief!
" Good Pyjamas: Good Sleep."
Number 2
How to be of Value - By Michael Leunig
Stare into a bucket of water until your reflection appears.
Then gently pour the reflection out onto the ground.
Soon it will evaporate
and become a cloud.
Then it will rain
and you will be a part of the great cycle of refreshment and growth.
Number 3
Prayer for Friends - By Michael Leunig
We give thanks for our friends.
Our dear friends.
We anger each other.
We fail each other.
We share this sad earth, this tender life, this precious time.
Such richness. Such wildness.
Together we are blown about.
Together we are dragged along.
All this delight.
All this suffering.
All this forgiving life.
We hold it together.
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