2.Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.
3.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoon
4.tohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.
5.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonlywindow.
6.Theothermanhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.
7.Everyafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcouldsitup,
8.hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethings
9.hecouldseeoutsidethewindow.
10.Themanintheotherbedbegantoliveforthoseonehourperiods
11.wherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivened
12.byalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.
13.Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.
14.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.
15.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidstflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.
16.Grandoldtreesgracedthelandscape,
17.andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.
18.Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,
19.themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyes
20.andimaginethepicturesquescene.
22.Onemorning,thedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbaths
23.onlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,
24.whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.
25.Whenallwasarranged,theotheraskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.
26.Thenursemadetheswitch.
27.Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbow
28.totakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.
29.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself.
30.Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.
32.Thenursesaid:“Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyou.”
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