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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed , I5 o* Y/ |. D
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
U- [* R, ?# U* D/ xshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
9 G$ T( N o. {2 g: v5 D/ B' Lnursing home today.
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/ h" Y# f- v% e+ b5 KHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ) t% @# c0 R/ e: T$ F8 m' n
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ) F! y4 u* k+ l- `; Z, i
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. % \/ \8 }- R' a& m! a" s4 i& b
) f- I9 v# u6 x( Y% T$ T3 \' pAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual # ~4 l. Z& r9 q, M, J/ m/ u
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 4 C# h- ~. X0 n
hung on his window. e9 c) s0 z, f: E
. V. a, a, p: \7 l$ n/ Z5 T"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having " Q2 I7 v5 h" m/ I9 u; V
just been presented with a new puppy. . l8 L( e" g7 B/ R; w
0 j) ?$ d" O/ g7 ^"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 4 b% N/ R$ J# _
/ b+ N( i1 D* v( a) T+ x"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. , O) j, q( {! M; `
+ z' z# o. D) U- M8 L. T" M"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my . X; L2 Z3 A4 ^3 j* h0 |. p% v: h
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
% W% H! W% y+ U6 H- \/ x) AI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." & H2 x% O0 y& O- |* b& P& a
* @1 k0 I8 l( hIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. + t% v+ s! \. @& F4 w- B
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 5 r/ |! P* N' r3 W& e
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 9 M( D- D, t t7 j7 X! w
and be thankful for the ones that do. 8 p) |0 c) M3 D0 P
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new . n' M4 w5 y+ g. m
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. ) {. A3 P7 a8 O" r2 `* _0 T Q
+ V' o, D) x% G9 N$ M$ F7 |2 BOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 6 L Q- E. x8 b. f% O$ L+ C
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 0 R$ r6 \7 F% s7 g/ W3 w
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. " Q _. M9 D+ v# G2 e8 d$ z, u
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ! `4 t8 S- R; D) Q0 U( W
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1. Free your heart from hatred. ) j8 |7 p; B4 }& }" z" Z
2. Free your mind from worries.
# m% J: a! `- q( ^; w* K 3. Live simply. + F( N! l" l8 b2 M2 C
4. Give more.
! ?7 w+ W. |8 o; M' { 5. Expect less. |
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