'You're wicked. Very wicked.'

I know people that don’t get enough sleep. Not nearly enough. But they don’t take naps. They don’t go to bed. Even when they are obviously tired. Instead, they just push, push, push. Like tired kids. They become ornery. And moody. And I tell them why. ‘You haven’t had nearly enough sleep.’ Maybe they think sleeping is a sin. Immoral. That god intended for everyone to stay awake. As long as possible. But I’m guessing otherwise. God intended for most of us to get about 8 hours of sleep. Daily. And that it’s a sin if we don’t. There’s an old saying, ‘No rest for the wicked.’ That’s what I tell people that stay awake after bedtime. ‘You’re wicked. Very wicked.’ –Jim Broede