Good morning, folks! I am Jin with Morning Mindfulness Podcast. I hope you are doing great in your corner of the World! Let’s start with a breath and a smile!

Good story about how to make your world beautiful

I have another story for you today. I read about two seriously ill men sharing one hospital room. One man was allowed to sit on his bed for one hour a day, another one could not. They spoke a lot about their families, jobs, military services, homes, vacations.. The first man’s bed was by the only window that room had. While he was sitting, he was talking about beautiful world he saw through the window. He was talking about nice lake, and park, and young couples walking and holding their hands. One day there was even a parade passing through the park.

The second man could not see or hear that, and he could not get up. But he could imagine a very beautiful scene painted by his new friend’s detailed description. He began to live his day waiting for this hour so he could listen to his neighbor.

One morning the nurse came in and found a man by the window dead. After the body was taken out, and when it was appropriate, the second man asked to be transferred to the window. And he was. However, to his great surprise the window was facing a brick wall.

The man called the nurse and asked why would his roommate tell all those stories? “The man was blind,” the nurse said. “He could not see, and perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

My friends, what World are we creating for ourselves and those around us? Can we see the best when odds are agains us? I know I’ve been guilty. How about you? Think about that.

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Now let’s breathe and smile. I will talk to you next time.

PEACE!
Jin

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