Two men, both seriously ill, they shared the same room semi-private hospital.
One of them was allowed to sit for an hour in the afternoon, to drain fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the only window in the room.
The other had to remain lying on your back all the time. They talked incessantly all day, and day after day talking about their wives and families, their homes, jobs, experiences during their military services and the sites visited during your vacation.
Every afternoon, when the patient is located beside the window sat, spent her time relating to his roommate what he saw through it.
Over time, the patient lying on his back, he could not look out the window, she dedicated her existence for those periods of one hour, during which they reveled in the stories of the activity and color of the outside world.
window overlooked a park with a beautiful lake. The ducks and swans glided through the water, while the children played with their little boats to shore. The lovers walked arm in arm among the multicolored flowers, was a majestic landscape with trees in the distance, could see a beautiful view of the city.
As the patient by the window described all this in exquisite detail, his partner closed his eyes and imagine a picturesque.
One evening he described a parade passing by the hospital, and although he could not hear the band, he could see through the mind's eye as he described his companion.
passed days and weeks, and a morning, the nurse entering the toilet morning, he found the lifeless body of the man who occupied the bed near the window, which had expired quietly in his sleep.
With great sadness, warned that moved the body. The next day, the other man asked to be moved near the window. A nurse was pleased to make the change, and after making sure he was comfortable and left him alone.
Lord, with great effort and pain, leaned on one elbow to look at the outside world for the first time. Finally have the joy of seeing it for yourself! He strained to look out the window ... and what he saw was the wall of the building next door.
Confused and saddened, I asked the nurse what it was that encouraged her late companion had described such wonderful things outside the window ...
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not see the opposite wall. She said ...
"Maybe I just wanted to encourage you" ...
Epilogue ...
An immense joy to cheer up others despite our own situations. The shared grief diminishes the sadness, but when joy is shared, is doubled.
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