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Hospital Window ( story )

Post by awais » Apr 27, 2009 Views: 1874

Hospital Window ( story )





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.

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Post by Lavender girl » May 03, 2009

Great story....
Worth to read again n again.....
thanx for sharing....

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