Two men were seriously ill. They occupied the same room in
the hospital. One of them lied in the bed near the only window in their room.
Every day he was allowed to spend some time sitting up in his bed to help
draining the fluid from lungs. The other man was forced to spend all his days
flat on his back.
They talked a lot about their life, families, jobs,
vacations. Every time, when the first man was sitting by the window, he
described in detailes all that he see outside the window. His roommate always
looked for those moments, when his world was broadened and brightened up by the
world outside.
Amazing views of a park with a beautiful lake could be seen
from the window of their room. Children delightfully played among ducks and
swans. Couples walked arm in arm among colourful flowers. Also the stunning
city skyline could be seen.
When the man by the window had been thoroughly describing all
that was happenning outside the window, his rommate would close his eyes and
imaged all the beautiful scenes of life that were told to him.
One morning the man, whose bed was near the window, had died
peacefully in his sleep. His roommate was very sad.
After some time, when the nurse came to visit him, he asked
if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse agreed and kindly made the
switch. When she left, the man slowly and painfully propped himself up on one
elbow and took the first look at the world outside. He was stunned. The window
faced a blank wall.
When the nurse came to visit him the next time, he told her
about beautiful things outside the window that his rommate decribed him. The
nurse replied that his rommate was a blind man. She said: „Probably he just
tried to encourage you.“
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