There are moments in life when the absence of external stimuli forces us to confront our inner reality – and sometimes that reality turns out to be empty.

The Emptiness Within

There are moments in life when the absence of external stimuli forces us to confront our inner reality – and sometimes that reality turns out to be empty. In those moments, the lack of external input quickly transforms into a state where the mind seems to fall asleep long before night sets in. A person becomes a prisoner of mundane inertia, where his soul suffers from a deficiency of internal nourishment and the emergence of new ideas becomes nearly impossible.

The core aspect of this phenomenon emphasizes that when a person assumes the role of an observer of his own reactions, life turns into an automatically unfolding process. The rejection of creative activity and the onset of a state akin to drowsiness indicate that energy and inner drive have long been exhausted. In such moments, boredom does not merely predominate – it becomes an overwhelming force, depriving us of the ability to generate new thoughts and emotions. The absence of inner drive leads us to merely exist by reacting to external circumstances, rather than living consciously and striving for self-expression.

In conclusion, when one’s inner life loses its brightness and activity, it signals the need to return to oneself – to search for personal sources of motivation, creativity, and strength. Overcoming the state of passive existence becomes a challenge that urges us to create, dream, and find deep satisfaction in every moment of life.

At what moments in life do you feel so bored that you could fall asleep, and what conclusions can you draw about the state of your soul during those periods?

In such moments, when external stimuli are absent and one is left alone with oneself, an overwhelming sense of inner emptiness emerges, making sleep seem easily attainable – as if a state of soul inactivity has taken hold. As stated in one document, “No one prevents you from being alone. There is no external noise, no external impetus. I can be myself. But very quickly it becomes boring. What does that mean? It reveals that everyone, except us, knows about us: that if we stay together alone, after a short time it becomes boring. And why? – Because there is nothing in me to nourish myself. And it is then discovered that, for the most part, a person does not live but reacts to what happens. That is, he lives a reflected life, as best as one can reflect light. It’s not as if the person has life within himself and creates something out of inner drive, inner feeling, or thought.” (source: link txt, page: 286)

This portrayal of solitude underscores that boredom—reaching the point where one can fall asleep—indicates a deep gap in self-expression and inner activity. The absence of an inner impulse, when even thoughts have been exhausted, leads to a state where life reduces to a mechanical reaction to external circumstances rather than creative or motivated self-expression. In this condition, the soul is deprived of internal nourishment – a source of motivation, creativity, and strength – which often manifests as a similarity between gloom and sleepiness, when “you close your eyes – and it may be considered that the time for night’s sleep has arrived” (source: link txt, page: 1200).

Thus, when everything around loses its brightness and activity, and boredom becomes so all-encompassing that a person can fall asleep, it is a signal that his inner life is depleted. In these moments, one experiences an inability to generate new ideas or find inspiration within oneself, indicating that he is essentially reacting to circumstances rather than living a full, creative life.