If one belongs to middle class and sleeps 8 hours a day, no doubt, one is trapped by an elitist theory of ‘8-8-8’. It works to keep one away from the charming elite group. An elite never sleeps 7-8 hours.
Elites are the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society, Cambridge Dictionary defines.
‘Elite’ theory is actually a refined thought that is displayed in every human activity i.e. dressing, walking, talking, gossiping, conversation, table manner, kindness and a duty to a society and a nation, that influence all actions in the society and decision-making process of the government.
Relating to the middle class, it should a motivation to be successful as a member of any elite group. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said many times in interviews that he sleeps only 4-5 hours and gives first preference to his work. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi also says that he sleeps only 4-5 hours. Billionaire Elon Musk also sleeps 6 hours even after working 7 days a week and taking 2-3 leaves a year, many websites claim.
Having seen many roller coaster examples of sleeping less hours to be successful, why middle class sleeps more hours? The answer is in the above-mentioned ‘trap’ propagated by the elite group that sleeping 8 hours is good for health. The ‘8-8-8’ theory (work, other stuff and sleep) has been put up in the mind of middle class to keep it away from competition. But, one who has cracked this code and reduced one’s sleeping hours has reached to the uppermost of any profession what one has desired.
2nd part of the story…
To follow ‘elitism’ is a human tendency that can be understood by some other examples which are faced in daily life.
While travelling in Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Patna, a Patna-based lawyer said to me that after discussing a case with a client, I always prefer to say him to go to the court by his means, even I also go to the same court by my vehicle. Do you know why? Because, after travelling with him, he will negotiate my fee and later on he will deny me recognising as a lawyer. No one can compromise with his profession hence a reasonable distance is a requirement of hours. It is an example of elitism.
A General Study paper (for IAS) faculty at Old Rajendra Nagar in Delhi, famous for civil services examination preparation, also told that he helped enrolling many of his friends for content writing, copy-checking and teaching jobs at several IAS-oriented institutes, but never assisted them to be joined higher than his position. He also followed elitism norms in this context even he is at his initial phase of life after lapsing his all civil services attempts.
There are several examples of ‘elitism’ followed by many because they have already cracked ‘elitist’ code of ‘8-8-8’. They never sleep 8 hours. They utilise their leisure time to learn new and newer skills to be master of their own life.
Summing up the content, Nani Palkhivala, lawyer, jurist and expert in constitutional law, famous for writing many books on law, was famous to sleep less and is still on the tongue of eminent lawyers for his works as a defender of fundamental rights.
Interns and new professionals are guided by saying ‘Palkhivala and his brother who were working for law affairs in daylight and writing books in night till 3, and also came to court at 10, when both were even peak of their career. Everyone knows writing books is a tough business because it demands hours to read books for literary review and to extract aspects that have been unknown.
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