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 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 and 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 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.

These are a list of some Indian licence plates, broken down into states or Union Territories, and their districts.

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[edit] AN — Andaman & Nicobar Islands

[edit] AP — Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh one RTO district might have several RTO offices. In this case the first office shown is always the headquarter.

[edit] AR — Arunachal Pradesh

[edit] AS — Assam

[edit] BR — Bihar

[edit] CH — Chandigarh

[edit] CG — Chhattisgarh

[edit] DD — Daman and Diu

[edit] DL — Delhi

 DL-1C Ashok vihar

[edit] DN — Dadra and Nagar Haveli

[edit] GA — Goa

[edit] GJ Gujarat

GJ-01 Ahmedabad
GJ-02   Mehsana
GJ-03   Rajkot
GJ-04   Bhavnagar
GJ-05   Surat
GJ-06   Vadodara
GJ-07   Kheda
GJ-08   Banaskantha
GJ-09   Sabarkantha
GJ-10   Jamnagar
GJ-11   Junagadh
GJ-12   Kutch
GJ-13   Surendranagar
GJ-14   Amreli
GJ-15   Valsad
GJ-16   Bharuch
GJ-17   Panchmahal
GJ-18   Gandhinagar
GJ-19   Bardoli
GJ-20   Dahod
GJ-21   Navsari
GJ-22   Narmada
GJ-23   Anand
GJ-24   Patan
GJ-25   Porbandar

[edit] HP — Himachal Pradesh

[edit] HR — Haryana

[edit] JH — Jharkhand

[edit] JK — Jammu & Kashmir

[edit] KA — Karnataka

[edit] KL — Kerala

[edit] LD — Lakshadweep

[edit] MH — Maharashtra

[edit] ML — Meghalaya

[edit] MN — Manipur

[edit] MP — Madhya Pradesh

[edit] MZ — Mizoram

[edit] NL — Nagaland

[edit] OR — Orissa

[edit] PB — Punjab

[edit] PY — Puducherry

[edit] RJ — Rajasthan

[edit] SK — Sikkim

[edit] TN — Tamil Nadu

[edit] TR — Tripura

[edit] UA — Uttarakhand

[edit] UP — Uttar Pradesh

[edit] WB — West Bengal

The Weekday Expressions !

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And finally Sunday

Timing is everything, particularly in the case of amazing photography. Sometimes that means waiting through a whole sports game and getting lucky to catch just the right shot. Other times than means trudging through nature for weeks to get the perfect environmental photograph. Here are 25 examples of perfectly timed images from around the world and in various genres.

With extreme sports it is the danger and challenge that tends to excite people. Often the most amazing and bizarre images are taken right at the moment when disaster strikes. Sometimes these are tragic and painful though some are just plain funny.

With conventional sports there is always the opportunity for comedy but also the potential for artful photography. The spray of sand during a long-jump or that moment before the splash when someone is diving both provide a moment of calm in a fast-paced sport that is normally impossible to see.

In war it is often hard to find or revel in humor or traditional beauty. Instead, it is often the images that capture grave or impressive moments in time that stir us most deeply. This can come in the form of a rocket frozen in space or the geometry of a cloud of smoke from a tank.

With people comedy tends to be the rule and other things the exception. Humans tend to be at their most interesting when they are at their funniest. Whether this means a young man falling into a fountain or an old woman riding a sled, it’s worth keeping your eyes open in public places for the perfect shot!

Nature images truly span the spectrum of artistic possibility. Sometimes animals are funny, sometimes scary, often tragic and sometimes downright strange. Whether they be shot in a conventional park or bedroom or taken deep in the wilds, environmental images taken at just the right time can provide unique insights into nature and the relationship of humans and animals.

The various types of Signatures you come across & the attitude of a person are listed below:

# SINGLE UNDERLINE BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons are very confident and are good personalities. They are a little bit selfish but believe in “Happiness of human life”

# TWO DOTS BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons are considered to be Romantic, can easily change their fiancées as if they change their clothes. They prefer beauty in other persons & they themselves try to look beautiful. They easily attract others.

# SINGLE DOT BELOW THE SIGN!
These persons are more inclined towards classical arts, simple & are very cool. If you loose faith with them, then these persons will never look back at you. Hence its always better to be careful with these people.

# NO UNDERLINES OR DOTS BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons enjoy their life in their own way, never pay attention to others views. These are considered to be good natured but are selfish too.

# RANDOM SIGN, NO SIMILARITY BETWEEN NAME & SIGN!!
These persons try to be very smart, hide each & every matter, never say anything in straight forward manner, never pay attention to the other person of what he is talking of.

# RANDOM SIGN, SIMILARITY BETWEEN NAME & SIGN!!
These persons are considered to be intelligent but never think. These people change their ideas & views as fast as the wind changes its direction of flow. They never think whether that particular thing is right or wrong.
You can win them just by flattering them.

# SIGN IN PRINTED LETTERS!!
These persons are very kind to us, have a good heart, selfless, are ready to sacrifice their life for the sake of their near & dear. But these seem to think a lot and may get angry very soon.

# WRITING COMPLETE NAME AS THEIR SIGN!!
These persons are very kind hearted, can adjust themselves to any environment & to the person they are talking. These persons are very firm on their views & posses a lot of will power.

So what’s your type …. pls comment if these match your personality traits.

Two boys, their bodies painted in silver, sit on top of a water buffalo during a parade before the start of Chonburi’s annual buffalo races festival, nearly 75 kilometers (47 miles) southeast of Bangkok, October 24, 2007. The event, which also celebrates the rice harvest, originates back to the buffalo trade in Chonburi, once the trade center of Thailand’s East.

A mummy from the Chachapoyas culture is displayed in the Museum of The Nation before an exhibition in Lima, Peru, January 9, 2007.

Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq.

Alicia Casilio, dressed as an Iraqi civilian, stands silently at an anti-Iraq war protest in Boston, Massachusetts January 11, 2007. The numbers on Casilio’s face represent the estimated number of Iraqi civilians killed in the war.

Windshield wipers of a car covered by snow are seen in Pajares, in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, January 24, 2007.

A local farmer leads a row of camels at a tourism resort of the Kumtag Desert in Shanshan county, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region October 4, 2007. Kumtag desert has been developed as a tourist resort where visitors can have a full view of the magnificence of the desert without actually venturing out into it, local media reported.

Indonesian children play at a flooded rice field at Serpong district near Jakarta on February 4, 2007.

A bicycle burns on an unattended property near Del Dios Highway in the Rancho Santa Fe area of San Diego, California October 23, 2007.

A woman is blown off her feet by the wind in Canary Wharf, London’s financial district, January 18, 2007.

A person burns in a minibus shortly after a bomb attack in Baghdad, January 21, 2007.

An Indian Shi’ite Muslim flagellates himself during a procession on the final day of the week-long annual Ashura mourning rite, the highpoint of the Shi’ite religious calendar, in the old quarters of Delhi, January 30, 2007.

A passenger climbs through a window of a train at a railway station in Hefei, east China’s Anhui province February 26, 2007. The country’s transport system was working at full steam as people began ending their Spring Festival holidays and returning to major cities, China Daily reported.

A reveller takes part in the annual carnival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 4, 2007.

 An aerial view shows cross country skiers racing over the frozen lake Sils during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils March 11, 2007. More than 9,500 skiers participated in the 42.2 km race between Maloja and S-Chanf near the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz.

Kenneth Ferrie of Britain hits from a bunker on the 7th green during a practice round for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 3, 2007.

Polar bear cub Knut is reflected in the water during the bear’s first presentation in Berlin zoo, March 23, 2007. Knut, born on December 5, 2006, had to be hand fed every four hours by Berlin zoo employee Thomas Doerflein after its mother Tosca refused the baby.

A child labourer carries bricks in Bihar-e-Sharif town, about 60 km (37 miles) from Patna, India, April 9, 2007.

Dogs wait to be harnessed up to pull sleds across snows covering the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen April 26, 2007.

A general view shows a soon-to-be completed solar park at Sanlucar La Mayor, near Seville, Spain, May 16, 2007. The first of two solar thermal power plants uses mirrors to concentrate the sun’s rays onto the top of a 100 metre (300 foot) tower where it produces steam to drive a turbine. The lines in the photograph are due to reflections on the solar panels.

The M/S Explorer cruise ship sinks hours after hitting an iceberg off the coast of the Antarctic, in this photo released by the Chilean Army November 23, 2007.

A stranded Coffeyville Resources refinery bus is surrounded by oil-contaminated flood waters in Coffeyville, Kansas July 3, 2007.

A man walks on the handrail of a staircase on a flooded street in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality July 17, 2007.

Women compete in a high-heel sprint in St.Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2007. Some 100 women took part in the race wearing high-heeled shoes with a required minimum height of 9 centimetres (3.5 inches) to compete for a shopping voucher worth 50,000 roubles (about $2,000).

Manchester United’s Nani (top) celebrates after scoring during their English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur in Manchester, northern England, August 26, 2007.

A car sits in flood waters in the Brightside area of Sheffield, northern England, June 26, 2007. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN)

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