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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 6 t' ]4 B% J& ]& u( w7 y
nursing home today.
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4 h: B5 y- z8 Z5 F; k! DHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. + q( Z$ @* Y% W& v% D
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
& k+ S# N0 D$ Yhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ) T6 |+ l- {* J0 s, a5 k, Z+ P; ~0 c5 |
& R5 \, v8 p0 J' Y0 HAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ' F' l/ ^7 ^* E6 b" i
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
6 j3 P5 ?/ Y3 b+ Bhung on his window. ) @0 _0 d3 Q& g3 y+ z) q
5 j8 a4 F2 Q; y6 d0 \2 b2 W N"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
$ ]; @3 ?* H b) L* z4 C; ijust been presented with a new puppy. ; a- W7 |0 s" P3 R8 P }
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." # l6 l% N( e; w! G2 j/ z% Y
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"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 ( L0 Y' i7 U, n% w
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
9 C, H2 O/ e& J5 X& E1 X+ `" MI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." - z6 z" i" _1 Q ?: o8 k5 h8 a
" u" I- o4 {6 [% I8 wIt'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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# C$ d+ P0 P. U$ |8 uEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 4 a7 A7 I' x- ?# Y9 T
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. C% p1 J) T9 ?* ] u4 c& j
6 B1 D- o# {& gOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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2 ]" W/ ]/ [% ^) C7 y0 u4 VSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
# E" Z1 U5 r5 ]+ U6 L" S9 u0 ]/ \account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 2 P- N/ F% h2 r8 ]
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 7 _6 f, m- N% S( Y8 J' g' I
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2. Free your mind from worries. l9 P/ f' i0 P+ V( r0 j2 i6 M. a
3. Live simply.
# _ c- S n$ ? n) A$ D5 }* W% J 4. Give more. / o2 C6 D1 {/ }# |5 r3 K, q
5. Expect less. |
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