Man by the Window

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.  His bed was next to the room’s only window.  The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.  The two men talked for hours together about their families, their jobs and their favorite hunting and fishing spots. Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he would see outside the window.  The other man looked Read More