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Change Your Thinking
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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 periods where his world
would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour 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 colour 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 warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing
by.
Although
the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the
gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days,
weeks and months 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.
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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 besides 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 is why it is called The
Present .'
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