Two men, both seriously ill, occupied to the same hospital room.
One man wae 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 man 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 roomamte 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 broadend and enlivened by all the activity and colors of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans plyaed 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 details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peaceful 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 BLACK WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man asked the nurse what could have complelled his decesed 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 happieness in making others happy, despite our own situation.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is double.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
Today is a gift, that is why it is called" THE PRESENT".............................
