The wonderings of Me, SpaggyB

Why is it that sleep can provoke thoughts?
Right now, im watching someone sleep. Are they dreaming? Do they remember the world outside their closed eyes? They look so innocent in sleep, and to watch them now is to see a different side to them. I know them as a friend, when they are awake. I know their voice, their likes and dislikes, their tendencies and habits, interests and opinions. Watching them now, as they slumber unaware of their audience, i can see that they are fragile. I see the creases in their brow and wonder if they worry. I see the grinding of their teeth and wonder if they are frustrated. Why the twitch of the eye? Are they aware of their own vulnerability?
We are all the same in sleep.
Opinions hold no ground, as we cannot argue. Grudges melt, as we forget our anger. Love fades away, as emotion cannot exist in sleep. Dreams take hold, the random array of our lives, in a jumbled mix of sound and picture. Some try to make sense of the scenes that keep us captive in sleep. To which i see no point.
It is interesting to watch one that you care for sleep.
They are vulnerable, i want to protect them. They move, i wonder what they are seeing. I feel gentler towards the sleeping friend then i ever have before.
Do others think of this, as they watched loved ones sleep? Or am i alone?
Does anyone watch me sleep, and wonder?