Oversleep

Oversleep is the worst excuse for being late. An overslept person is usually scolded.

One of my favorite manga is Parasyte. It was published in the 1990s. The main character is a high school boy. But in his right hand, there is a monster who parasitizes the boy. The monster can talk. Its intelligence is no less than a human being’s.

One day, the boy oversleeps. He complains to the monster: “If you awaken, you should wake me up.” The monster says: “You overslept because you needed sleep … taking rest is a good thing.” He is a monster. He doesn’t care the boy might be late or be scolded.

A few days ago, I overslept. I was late. No one scolded me. But I was embarrassed. That was uncool.

But there was one who praised me. My smartwatch. My smartwatch always evaluates my sleep. That day’s score was better than other days. As if my smartwatch was saying, “Taking rest is a good thing.”

Dear friends, don’t be late. Don’t oversleep. But we are human beings. Sometimes, we will oversleep and be late. But if you have a parasite or a smartwatch on your hand, it will praise you.

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Picture by Juri Takai