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Nguyên bản tiếng Anh !!
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Making Others Happy
A great note for all to read. It will take just 30 seconds to read this and change your thinking.
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. 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 the things you have that money can't buy.
“Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present.”
The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings a message. There is happiness in making others
happy.
Nguyên bản tiếng Anh !!
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Making Others Happy
A great note for all to read. It will take just 30 seconds to read this and change your thinking.
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. 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 the things you have that money can't buy.
“Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present.”
The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings a message. There is happiness in making others
happy.
