37 Seconds
37 Seconds 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. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. 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. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind' s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days, weeks and months 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. 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 real world outside. 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.' 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 is why it is called Author ~ Unknown The other reason I will remember it is that this is the day I found out that I have Bowel Cancer. This day is not to be considered a sad day for me but a day that I know that God has given me a reminder of how life is ..... 
It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking.
His bed was next to the room' s only window.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. 
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 and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.
Epilogue:
..............The Present.'
My personal Message:-
Today (Friday 13th May 2011) is a day I will be remembering for the rest of my life.. It is a day (Friday 13th) that many people consider to be a very unlucky day.. Others consider it extremely LUCKY!
Today 4 Planets aligned themselves
The truly remarkable event - when Jupiter lined up with Venus, Mercury and Mars in the pre-dawn sky - which was visible in Australia's eastern sky today.
The alignment of the four planets, which happens only once every 50 to 100 years.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'.
I am thankful that this cancer has been found very early..
I am thankful that the cancer does not appear to be anywhere else..
I am thankful that the position of the Tumor is operable and with skilled surgeons I should be 100% able to live a good life..
I am thankful that I have had the foresight to have the appropriate Insurances in place so that my family and myself will be looked after...
It is amazing I have not had any symptons.. I am 100% well in myself ... I simply went to my local Doctor who ordered simple tests to check my health.. One was checking Bowel movements.. Something that I found gross at the time but......
I am THANKFUL for the test.
I would urge anybody over the age of 50 to make sure that you have regular tests..
They are REALLY WORTH IT!
I am THANKFUL, I am THANKFUL, I am THANKFUL RICH :0)
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. This Blog is to help in your life, provide inspiration 
Daily Quote:-
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
Attitude Quotes:-
~Herm Albright, quoted in Reader's Digest, June 1995
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
~Dennis and Wendy Mannering
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. ~Oscar Wilde
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~Voltaire
I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. ~Ancient Persian Saying
If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. ~Cavett Robert
It's so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to.
~Annie Gottlier
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
~Winston Churchill
Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day. ~Author Unknown
There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate. ~Robert Brault
The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. ~Roald Dahl
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
~George Santayana
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
~Francesca Reigler
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit
So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key.
~The Eagles, "Already Gone"
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts. ~Samuel Johnson
I've decided that the stuff falling through the cracks is confetti and I'm having a party! ~Betsy Cañas Garmon
The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders. ~Foster's Law
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book
Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious. ~Bill Meyer
We find things where we look for them, which is why I never look for a golf ball out of bounds. ~Robert Brault
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ~Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, 1893
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
~Attributed to both Jonathan Swift and Benjamin Franklin
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
~Ken S. Keyes, Jr., Handbook to Higher Consciousness
Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it. ~Joe Clark
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~Scott Hamilton
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. ~Vince Lombardi
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. ~J. Brotherton
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. ~Publius Terentius Afer
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
~Abraham Lincoln
Just because you're miserable doesn't mean you can't enjoy your life. ~Annette Goodheart
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ~Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. ~Buddha
There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
~William J. Bennett, The Book of Virtues
I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. ~Abraham Lincoln
Being in a good frame of mind helps keep one in the picture of health. ~Author Unknown
Got no checkbooks, got no banks,
Still I'd like to express my thanks -
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.
~Irving Berlin, "I Got the Sun in the Morning," 1946
and lead to Success for you.
I do hope you enjoyed the Blog and quote
Richard Bejah :0)
@RichardBejah
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing,
we would literally astound ourselves."
~ Thomas A. Edison 
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Thankyou VERY MUCH APPRECIATED GOD BLESS RICH :0)
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