Slumber of non-existence

Metaphorically, there is often talk of the sweet sleep of non-existence, from which “we” were roused when our creators acted in such a way that we began to exist. Now, if it is true that our brain does not produce consciousness in phases of deepest sleep, then this metaphor – in a different context – has an ontologically accurate core. Essentially, we are the consciousness produced by our brain. Against this background, we do not exist as long as our brain does not produce any consciousness. If I am now awakened from unconscious sleep, what happened at the very beginning of my existence only metaphorically takes in fact place. It is entirely possible that the temporary non-existence of countless people was and is brutally ended by all kinds of wake-up mechanisms.