A great story...........it will take just 37 seconds to read and change your
thinking.  If you've seen this before, just be reminded of the message it
brings.........
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 onerous
periods when 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 of the
rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape 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  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
world outside.  Finally he would have the joy of seeing it for himself.. 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 to have 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.