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I'm sometimes asked "Why do you spend so much of your time and 
money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men?" 
I answer: "I am working at the roots." -George T. Angell, reformer (1823-1909)
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Hi Everyone,

I have read this before but it is so nice to read
something like 
this
looking at the current world situation !!

I READ THIS EMAIL & REALLY ENJOYED IT AS LIFE IS
PROMISING


The Window

A great note for all to read. 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 color of 
the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks
and swans 
played on the water
while the 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.

As the man by the window described all this in
exquisite detail, 
the man on the other side of the room
would close his eyes ang imagine the picturesque
scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a
parade 
passing by.
Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he
could see it. 
In his mind's eye as the gentleman
by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks 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
beside 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 down 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's why it is called the
present."

The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings
good luck to 
everyone
who passed it on to your friends to whom you wish good
luck.

People will forget what you said...
People will forget what you did...


But people will never forget how you made them feel...
Make someone happy, share a kind word today


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