*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 periods where his
world would be broadened and enlivened by all
the activity and 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 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."*
*Epilogue:*
*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."*
Aug 2 2008, 04:54 PM, updated 15y ago
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R.I.P so pittyful to die after being saved and not able to see his wife
.....
I'm shocked! that's a sad story....
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