I tell you, there is nothing like a night of restful, undisturbed sleep. When you turn in between 10 and 11 pm (sleep experts suggest 9.30 as the ideal time, which is utterly ridiculous) and wake up between 6 and 7 am feeling charged and raring to go. If you are sleeping to this pattern, then consider yourself blessed. I used to. But for sins I don’t know I committed, this has not been happening for the past two weeks. I either lie awake, tossing and turning, until past 2 am. Or I wake up around midnight and then don’t get sleep until the pre-dawn hours. It’s unprecedented. And inexplicable. It is also distressing. The next day goes for a toss. Fortunately, I have an iron-like constitution. With reserves of energy that see me through the next 18-20 hours. But for how long, I wonder. Sleep medication pharmacists sell over the counter, like the innocuous Melatonin, fail to work. Zen meditation which I practice lets me down, too. So I get up and potter around the house. I raid the fridge for dark chocolate. Pick up the incomplete
book by my bed. Finish smoking the previous night’s cigar. Watch movies. Listen to music. Solve puzzles on my phone. And wait for sleep to come. Then I learned about the Witching Hour. Between 3 and 4 am. Or Devil’s Hour. A time associated with supernatural events. When ghosts are most active. When psychic things occur. People report apparitional experiences. And sense ghostly presences. Woken up
from REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, people are disoriented, agitated, and fearful. The heart rate is slower. Body temperature reduced. Breathing pattern and blood pressure irregular. It is scary. I am not superstitious. I have no fears. But I wonder if it’s true that spirits enter our world. I have yet to connect with one. I am waiting…
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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