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    Happiness is the Best Gift



    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.

    And 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 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 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 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 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 of the things you have that money can't buy.



    Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present.



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    YES Happiness is the Best Gift


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