Read How A blind Man Encourages An Hopeless Man Life
HOW TO ENCOURAGE
AN HOPELESS SOMEBODY ABOUT LIFE
Dear
brothers and sisters, how many hopeless people have you encouraged? One thing
that make life worth living for a directionless person is encouragement. There
are hundreds of people out there that needs encouragement in order not to make
more mistake.
Read
the story below and get inspired with encouragement.
“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 colour 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 colour 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.
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."
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