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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
! l( {% e) ^" @' }( B4 i! ]+ ~5 zAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ) n2 E) l9 a2 _- `3 j
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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' t0 g* `' G, @, H# q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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. J C( q l+ s' G5 _$ {"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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5 w9 V/ z7 Y. H) [6 V"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my # O2 |5 G5 O ]1 ^% v0 U4 B
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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8 U) _ B* ]# X6 qIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 0 R0 {& x V( ?; C* P
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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& @: V; t e# V: XJust for this time in my life. & z4 h% v, _: h* |1 x
# N. J0 Z# X" ~8 TOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 0 c) p9 F( f/ K: `. ?5 Y
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ' D) F% Y2 S! j' x/ `
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
3 E/ O! {" F' ~; `: uI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: - c) _2 B$ o4 b* i9 f
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
0 M) {3 i8 ~+ r8 G0 x c 2. Free your mind from worries.
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4. Give more.
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