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 and painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. 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."