A great note for all to read it will take just 37 seconds to read this and
change your thinking.
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital
room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each
afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next
to the room's only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men
talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families,
their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military
service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the
man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time
by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside
the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those
one-hour periodswhere his world would be broadened and enlivened
by all the activityand color of the world outside. The window
overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on
the water while children sailed their model boats.
Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of
the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the
window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the
other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine,the
picturesque scene.One warm afternoon the man by the window
described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't
hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the
gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days
and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring
water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by
the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened
and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon
as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved
next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and
after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly,
painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first
look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look
out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man
asked the nurse what could have been compelled his deceased
roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this
window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see
the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own
situations"
"Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is
doubled"
"If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that
money can't buy"
"Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present."
The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings good luck to
everyone who passes it on. Do not keep this letter.Just forward it to
your friends to whom you wish good luck.