Sharing Happiness

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Sharing Happiness

-Unknown authortwo 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. "

With Love,Ganesh Babahttp://kriyababa.blogspot.com/To get spiritual mails//spiritual_inspiration