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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ( x) W1 j0 T H4 d- o" G% M
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
: P' ^# a, T( [7 P$ Zshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 0 Y" T; q( W: m6 t! i
nursing home today. 7 l% b! `) a& j W2 _
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ' @$ L/ _4 F! X$ ]8 q4 Z% [
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
3 {) u; P" A/ w, t% s; D6 che smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual % J5 I( h# g% p l& v
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 4 C* E* c& E0 w3 A' G
hung on his window.
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- ~* r0 R D& C# t Y/ W! Z& R"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 0 d) C. A" `; F7 o5 ^
0 R3 X9 r# @/ F' s+ f"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 4 ?& D, h% o3 n! ] p" `+ S( }! M8 V
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how + M8 K& E) C% f' h
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ! L- S: Y: a" }' g) ~& J& w3 h
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ! {) u' v7 V8 P7 X
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I . i2 w) Y' j% h6 z
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 3 A5 G, Q0 J! W, y, i, h( I) e
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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" _" W$ t7 J% y& U6 S4 [; D! ]Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new / R" W- m5 t0 \, Y( {
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. * |/ a& Z4 A! D! i. |# I
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Just for this time in my life. 3 @' O( }& y) \
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. : o' O; k( O9 t! f" @
! i" L, B' E1 bSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
7 a+ _8 j2 C& y4 [account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. : T- v7 N6 }# [
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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9 V: B6 T& r" i" P& P 1. Free your heart from hatred. ! s, m, k, C) |+ X
2. Free your mind from worries.
' j/ W4 C) N* I; C- ^$ ^" w1 C 3. Live simply. $ [3 A3 Z# ?7 o8 m/ a" q4 d; q1 N6 ^
4. Give more.
4 V& }5 i) g% x1 Y 5. Expect less. |
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