Let us recap a well-known story of The Hospital Window.
Two patients critically ill are admitted to the same room. The room has only one window. A curtain separates them, and both are in isolation. They can hear and cannot see each other. Both the patients started to have a conversation and became good friends as they found quite a few things in common. Seafood, hiking, books, and so on. The person near the window sits for an hour to get his fluids drained. The other person spends all the time flat on his back.
The friend near the window started narrating what was happening outside the hospital. He called out a lovely children's park, a beautiful lake, chirping birds on a tree, and a scenic sky by looking through the window.
As days pass by, the friend on the other bed gets curious and excited for the hour. That happy hour energized him as he could hear and visualize the world outside the hospital.
One day, the friend near the window had peacefully embraced his death. The nurse sadly requested the attendants to do the final rituals and clean up the bed. The other patient requested the nurse to move him near the window as his friend was no more. The nurse made the switch.
To the nurse's surprise, the man who was bedridden for several days sat up straight, driven by his curiosity towards the window. He asked the nurse what had happened to the lake, children's park, as he could only see a big tree. The scene envisioned by his old friend's words was entirely different. The nurse explained to him that his friend was blind, and the reason he built up a euphoric world on the other side of the window was to encourage him and stay optimistic.
The story teaches many, notably Always make your environment happy, joyous, and stay positive.
Every situation presents with Freeze, Fight, or Flight. However, if we closely look at Fight vs. Flight, only one letter makes the difference. The positive thinkers will wisely choose to Freeze and Fight as opposed to Flight. They consider the letter 'l' in Flight as lethargy.
A few years back, I got introduced to the word "Resilient." To bounce back in a short time of dip, we need to train our minds with Reframing. Remember, Resilience comes with Reframing and always Respond to the situation (instead of Reacting).
Stay Safe! Stay Positive.
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