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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 6 s: f! c' j: X- i4 @' \" k+ K
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. & W; _" l7 U: @: J
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 0 r, J6 _2 i h' h8 ~9 g6 u
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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4 K3 Y% R& _$ G0 R$ P# z"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."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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' U8 Z0 O. Y$ @2 ]3 Z/ E"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my , |1 u# ~# h3 M2 n8 [" s, E
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
2 }( x8 R* p; h; u4 z1 p+ fI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ! Q) b9 B5 d4 o! Z- e$ t F7 \1 x3 u
. E; w z( d+ F- ^8 sIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 9 w& [ w) ?; V. d" z" J
" E: A% I6 H9 x3 V/ `: a! Y% pI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 2 D" v/ w1 Q- Z) `
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
/ ^6 n6 Q% h- ], B2 Q! j- `and be thankful for the ones that do. 6 s/ t5 S1 n. E
, w9 T4 e% U9 E% REach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 [- \6 ^) v! L5 [ [& t% t5 Q0 {day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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; U$ O+ t3 B5 v5 s w' ZJust for this time in my life. 7 D) H) m4 |+ Y
4 O9 Z3 Q. v- Y3 v* d" M' iOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. o+ X* A$ y6 b
) R/ r& T9 \( z, X' gSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ' r" Q4 P5 h/ f" e# m
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 2 P" w/ x% L- p7 _2 O
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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$ v( H6 V! {3 |6 A' k) c 1. Free your heart from hatred. K# K: p3 s7 D0 z7 |
2. Free your mind from worries. - ?9 @; r! d! v \3 W3 Q5 w
3. Live simply.
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