Grt Story Read it even if u have read it b4.

Q1
By Q1

Change Your Thinking

It will take just 37 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 colour 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 colour
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 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.

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 real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides 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 is why it is called The Present .'

By mjamille28• 16 Jun 2010 15:31
mjamille28

as always Rizks, your bald head is to blame..

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 15:26
Q1

rizks u ppl made me to hijacke my own thread poor me :(

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 14:20
Rizks

Jalebi, Shame the OP herself hijacked the thread...

By mjamille28• 16 Jun 2010 14:18
mjamille28

good read.. thanks for sharing, it was inspiring.. shame the thread was hijacked a bit...

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 14:16
Rizks

hms give me 2Hrs more i shall be there.

BUT DONT EVER COME OUT FRM THE CAR ? :(

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 14:14
hms

I am waiting since 2 PM for your 1 QR Karak Chai, where are u man, come fast, that too inside car without A/C

By britexpat• 16 Jun 2010 12:56
Rating: 3/5
britexpat

Good one.. I thought you were going to tell the following....

An Irishman and a Scot , both suffering from serious diseases, share the same room in a hospital. They are ill and they cannot even utter a word.

After a few days of living together, the Scot gets really bored and wants to start off a conversation with his fellow patient. He realises that he has not enough energyleft to say a sentence; instead he just attempts to say a word.

After much effort he turns to the Irishman, points his finger towards himself and says "Scotsman".

The other guy musters all his energy and says "Irish"

The Scotsman is happy now and wants to continue the conversation. After much more effort this time he says, again pointing his finger towards himself and says

"Cancer"

again doing the same gesture as before. The Irishman smiles and with some effort says.........

" Virgo"

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 11:26
Mehnis

Rizks copy the reasons I gave for your baldness. Post it everytime anyone calls you bald. No will call you that anymore because they will not be able to digest that you are more evolved, advanced and better than the ones calling you bald. Maybe they too will go and bald their heads!!!

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 11:15
hms

Okay but dont miss be sharp at 2

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 11:14
soniya

My bad luck..lol

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 11:10
Rating: 2/5
Rizks

Soniya, hms

soniya zi, its ok ! 730pm i shall take ur hubby and ur chubby baby to Villagio and have dinner. And for you, ONLY KARAK chai at some mallu resto...

hms, its ok u can wear Sweater and sit inside the car. :)

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 11:08
soniya

lol rizk...i m busy at 2..can we shift it for 7.30p.m. so that i can come alonwith my baby and my husband..lol

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 11:07
hms

great sense of humour, Okay for your Karak Chai, we will be really Karak inside car ?? now way,

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 11:05
Rizks

Soniya, hms meet me at Al Bander area for Karak Chai at 2pm.

Make sure ur cars AC's are off and u guyz are sitting inside the car and waiting for me....:)

By blue_rose• 16 Jun 2010 11:03
blue_rose

good story

thanks for sharing

By kuquels• 16 Jun 2010 10:55
kuquels

thanks for sharing.

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 10:44
soniya

karak chai?? ohhh,btw rizk u owe me QR 1..so i m also coming...

By avvid• 16 Jun 2010 10:42
avvid

Thanks a bunch.: )

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 10:42
hms

take me along man, i don thave 1 riyal, so sponsor me please,

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 10:35
Rizks

Going out to have Karak Chai....

By cute_smile• 16 Jun 2010 10:33
cute_smile

very nice story

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 10:22
hms

no worries, even then its good to share such things, wonderful thread,

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 10:22
Q1

soniya now its ur turn to burn rizks head hahahahaaaa

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 10:21
Q1

hey hms its not created by meit was the thread sent by my frnd i felt good on reading it hence shared wth u ppl.

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 10:19
soniya

rizk, why why??? bolo bolo....

y r u going out???? to cry on BELLA's shoulder????? lol

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 10:16
Rizks

:( I am Out !!

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 10:15
hms

are u working in sales department that u are attracting customers with false info ??

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 10:14
soniya

hms,yup i read that part too...But since rizk has got much humiliation for his baldness so far thus i don't want to add fuel in it..lolzzz..POOR RIZK!!!! where is his BELLA to give him the support??????

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 10:14
Q1

ya i know soniya u will not be away.never mind tht 37 secs co me too did not read it in 37secs,juz to attract ppl to read it has mentioned as 37secs.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 10:09
hms

now thread is not about story only, it turned into the baldness of Rizks, its advantages and disadvantages explanation by Scientist, Mehnis.

By soniya• 16 Jun 2010 10:06
soniya

Q1,u called me?? lol..I can't be away form QL for long..I have a baby to look after so got bit busy..

hmmm.read ur story..but dear it didn't end up in 37seconds..lol..but i really liked it..

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 10:05
Mehnis

Q1 One thing is I like it that way just for a change. Secondly it is good for hair growth and takes away all scalp conditions like bacteria or dandruff etc. And more lovely to take showers and no combing or styling. Feels great.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 10:01
hms

Such a wonderful story with such a wonderful moral, we wasted this thread with RIZKS bald issue, leave it, RIZKS anyway a good hearted person.

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 10:01
Q1

but y so mehnis??????

no use of wearing cap rizks coz all may have seen u b4.

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 09:59
Mehnis

Hey Q I do have sufficient hair on my head but I like to go bald once in a way.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:59
hms

True, u are right,

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:58
Rizks

WAIT !!! lemme wear a Topi (CAP) and type comments here so tat no one calls me BALD....:(

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:58
Q1

ok im stopping here.

lets concentrate on the thread now afterall i posted it .

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 09:57
Mehnis

Hms no choice. Have to rescue my buddy from you people somehow or the other!!!!!!!!!!Because all of you are behind us in the queue to nail him on the cross. We have to protect him so that we can get our chance first to have a go at him!!!!!!!

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:57
Q1

mehnis ji if u dont have hair on ur head thn u make whtever style it should not be called as hair style.

by the way u r lil bit true tht balness in few men look attractive,but dont know abt rizks ji.

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:57
Rizks

So wat Exactly is this Thread about ? :(

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:55
hms

okaji, if u are happy, i am ready to join now itself, happyyyyy

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:55
Q1

i think i should stop for today to make fun of rizks uncle,coz he said all his tissues were over in his office table.so this is enough for today i think.

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 09:54
Mehnis

Not in a couple of months Rizks. Will get there in a few years or a decade at the latest. But tell you something?? My favorite hair style is bald. I like that and honestly lots of good 'comment' also for it!!!!!!

A lot of women find bald attractive so I guess buddy maybe nature is making you the most wanted.

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:53
Q1

so we r getting two more ppl by nxtmnth to join in rizks community.eagerly waiting for hms and mehnis to join rizks ji soon.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:52
hms

Mehnis always has got good justification with some examples, he may be working in Doha research and development centre, thats why Qatar is so much ahead in research department.

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:50
Q1

ok mana rizks uncle toh roh rahe hain aapke bina.

wow mehnis grt u r.real scientist.lol

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:50
hms

baldness is the sign of maturity, be proud rizks, we may also join your team soon, no worries

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:50
Rizks

Thx drmana for the rescue...i was feelin so alone...:(

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:49
Rizks

saala wat an explanation ....:)

yea i agree with you i am the most advanced human on QL...i can see the future...

i am 101.99% sure tat u too will be bald in a couple of months - Mehnis.....:)

By drmana• 16 Jun 2010 09:47
drmana

No Q1 here I am :-))

Now, stop teasing rizks and concentrate on the moral of story.

No worries rizks uncle, I am here :-P

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 09:46
Mehnis

According to so many theories mankind descended from apes who were hairy and full body including the face was covered with fur or hair.

As millennium after millennium went by man started losing hair from body and face. The more the evolution the hair became lesser and lesser.

Thereby having less facial or body hair shows how the ape-man has advanced.

So by this theory Rizks having less or no hair means he is the MOST evolved and advanced human on QL. So you need to look closer and view him with awe and admiration.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:46
hms

Thanks Q1 auntiji.

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:44
Q1

thanks for u too hms uncle.lol lol

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:43
Q1

where is soniya and mana today?r thy very busy????????

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:43
hms

new name to rizks UNCLE, great said Q1, uncleji cool down, no problem,

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:42
Q1

rizks this is my revenge for ur PM LOL LOL LOL......

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:42
Rizks

Uncle ? :(

abe oye....m not tat old like Mehnis or Hms.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:41
hms

yes i understand, you go inside otherwise with increase of heat your brain will boil now as already no hairs on the head,

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:41
Rizks

Kamino's...why u people are back of my slippery HEAD ? :(

why why ?

bolo bolo ? :(

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:40
Q1

thanks rizks uncle.thank u so much.

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:40
Q1

come on meh come on say abt the significance as we r vry eager to know abt it.....

By Mehnis• 16 Jun 2010 09:39
Mehnis

Does anyone realize the significance of Rizk's Baldness? there is a lot of evolutionary facts behind it

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:38
Rizks

hms...Q1 is not distributing free Laddus tat u standing in a que and asking for one...:)

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:35
Q1

okay okay juz chck urs.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:34
hms

just joking,

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:30
Q1

i PM RIZKS ABT HIS BALDNESS(im sry rizks juz kidding).SO WHT U WANT ME TO PM abt U hms??????/

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:28
hms

why not PM to me hahahaha

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:27
Q1

ya rizks i saw it and replied u too.and y lol for my PM? :-(

By flor1212• 16 Jun 2010 09:23
flor1212

no one can finish that in 37 seconds? I must be a slow reader! Lol! Read it before!

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:22
Q1

well said HMS Hahahahaaaa cant controlmy laughing.

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:22
Rizks

Q1 i saw my PM, but did u saw ur PM.....lol

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 09:22
Q1

oh wht to do rizks abt ur poor reading of english and ur eyesight.did u saw ur PM?

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 09:21
hms

i think your brain is also bald like your head, thats why u are taking 37mins

By Rizks• 16 Jun 2010 09:19
Rizks

Nice !!

But i didnt finish reading tat whole thing in just 37seconds...:(

it took 37mins for me to read it completely....:(

By Vkash• 16 Jun 2010 08:53
Vkash

I have read this before many times, still again read it today.

Everytime I read it there is atrange feeling filling my heart telling me LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!!

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 08:52
hms

again i read it and everytime it encourages me, good one.

By ajmani• 16 Jun 2010 08:50
ajmani

It's all about sharing and caring, even if it is for a stranger. How often do we smile and make others' day, we never realise! Share the joy!

By Q1• 16 Jun 2010 08:49
Q1

ya hms thts wht i mentioned in title tht to read it even u read b4.

By hms• 16 Jun 2010 08:48
hms

but it is an wonderful example for all

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