Sonnet 39

The world is a difficult place to live in and sometimes it is too much to bear all together. Therefore, something is required to help ease the pains of living and that is where sleep is essential. Sleep is essential to a person’s life; not only does it enhance life it promotes good health. It brings ideas, sometimes two completely different ideas, together and sometimes interjects its own illusion to put in place a façade showing one’s life better than it really is. It also helps to alleviate the stress the world can place on one’s shoulders. That is the beauty of sleep that this poem captivates.

 Sleep allows for one’s imagination to roam free and allow one to conjure up ideas unlike those seen elsewhere.       Sleeping opens up the human mind to many possibilities. It is the time when the human mind truly roams free. Humans are free of all distractions and are able to these ideas during sleep. Some of the best people of the world use sleep to obtain their ideas that help benefit the world today. Studies show that a half hour nap allows the mind to perceive greater inspirations. This shows that while sleeping the mind is still being stimulated rather than shutting down like many people like to believe, which means that humans think more while sleeping than while awake.

 Sleep is an escape from reality, i.e. poor man’s wealth, prisoner’s release. It is the place where what you really have does not matter. Within a deep slumber, dreams take over and one’s ambitions take control of the dream world. Their dream world can then consist of whatever they want.  They could become the king of the world, they can have whatever they wanted to eat or they could literally have whatever they wanted. This world allows people to escape the harshness of the real world, which is necessary at times in order to live because sometimes a little bit of ambition is required rather than the cold harsh reality.

 Sleep relieves people of stress. The body gets worn down throughout the day and as one’s energy decreases, stress levels increase due to the lack of energy, which is not good for the body. Sleep allows for the body to shut down and recharge, mentally and physically. As aforementioned, it allows the mind to escape from reality which eases the mind from straining. Thoughts while sleeping are perceived in a more calming manner rather than the usual harsh, forced thought. No one wants to be stressed out or exhausted, therefore sleep is a necessity of life that one cannot do without.

According to the dictionary, beauty is something that is the combination of the qualities that are pleasing and impressive to perceive. The very fact that sleep can transport you into another world controlled entirely by your mind is something that is truly impressive. What one then dreams of during such a sleep can be quite pleasing if one so wishes. To go even further, sleep can even relieve the stress from despair and weary days. In conclusion, it is safe to say that Sonnet 39 by Sir Edward Sidney did an excellent job in portraying the beauty of sleep.