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crystallized-teardrops: zerenitea: It will take just 37...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:59 -0400

zerenitea:

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 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 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 .’

The origin of this letter is unknown, but please pass it on.

Share it with friends and tag them so the cycle continues … Do not keep this letter … You could change a life too

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Fri, 17 May 2013 11:39:52 -0400

architizer: Guess The Building—China Edition! For this week’s...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:07:25 -0400

Photo: Matthieu Belin. LIFE Magazine.

Photo: Matthieu Belin. LIFE Magazine.

architizer:

Guess The Building—China Edition!

For this week’s Guess the Building post, Architizer is headed to China! While we constantly find ourselves covering major projects by Western architects that have flocked to the Far East to build (Steven Holl, Coop Himmelb(l)au, PES-Architects to name a few), this set of fashion photos features the amazing work of a local architect with an international reputation! Think you’ve seen that gorgeous striated masonry before? Can you name the building? Tell us in the comments section below.

mariannapaige: gunnarolla: vandalyzm: meehighmeelo: potatofar...

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:58:40 -0400

mariannapaige:

gunnarolla:

vandalyzm:

meehighmeelo:

potatofarmgirl:

natashakline:

For all the artists out there. xoxo

I agree with Natasha! Make stuff even if it HURTS! <3

Things I should remember

bingo.

Relevant to my interests.

no. if you genuinely don’t want to create something one day, you shouldn’t force it. you should listen to yourself. if you start trying to create something every day even if you don’t want to, then soon you’ll be creating things just because you feel obligated to. write when you have something to write about (even if it’s small and “insignificant”), write when you feel a huge tidal wave (or the slightest twinge) of creativity, when you’re bored, when you want to mess around with new styles, etc. etc. but don’t do it if you have to force it or if it feels like an obligation. you have to freedom to choose when where how why what, if at all, and that’s why being an artist so wonderful.

what fonts do you usually use for your plates when you give titles??

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:04:22 -0400

When asked to submit manually drawn/produced plates, i usually use the scriber when labeling. In the case of plates directly printed from the computer, i prefer simple and clean fonts like Futura, helvetica or City Blueprint. hope i answered your question:)

life-of-an-architecture-student: titsandidiocy: gingerface1000:...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:38:20 -0400

life-of-an-architecture-student:

titsandidiocy:

gingerface1000:

This is my whole life.

literally college

literally architecture students

me: you'll regret staying up this late

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:27:38 -0400

me: you'll regret staying up this late
me: i know
me the next morning: i regret staying up that late
me that night: let's do it again

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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:25:18 -0400

phandomfeels: My dad

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:53:15 -0400

phandomfeels:

My dad

micasaessucasa: Trevor Tondro

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:20:29 -0400

micasaessucasa:

Trevor Tondro

Once lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:36 -0400

Once lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening to compose their thoughts, maybe the next evening as well. When they mailed the latter, they wrote a name, a street, a city… #oldfashioned #loveletters #timeless #thetimekeeper #mitchalbom #quotes

what i wish i could say when a professor cold calls on me

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:45:43 -0400

20somethingsproblems:

untruly:

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:30:45 -0400

untruly:

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whitepaperlyrics: Let Her Go - Passenger And you let her go

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:17:20 -0500

whitepaperlyrics:

Let Her Go - Passenger

And you let her go

Favourite quotes per book: The Fault in Our Stars by John...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:03:23 -0500

Favourite quotes per book: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

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