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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 8 Z7 z! T) |3 Z: d6 w
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 9 L L4 L7 H+ N6 A+ ?
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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8 T; s: b' f- e! m+ JHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. % L1 M: @( I$ X. a! v
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
! g7 \- U; e) ~) i% G" F. y$ M7 uhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 3 b. f9 T9 r6 b ]6 X
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
8 l) T5 z: X4 |9 c5 W; N! Ydescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having & s& g3 q0 m. ]6 T+ X; T3 W
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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- A, d+ h' s1 q& t# G3 S"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. . Z( f5 u7 c4 M+ h- `' A2 _
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
9 _- N8 L1 z6 xroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
# ^! o j' O8 v3 D, {5 hI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 4 W: F9 p2 W% C; u0 Y. ?
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. m, D* v% b7 B6 o8 l' f; f( F
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ! I7 A; r) d/ T
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed $ H" q3 N- U7 y' ~4 f
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
# Y9 |+ l+ u: }0 A6 w; E! Eday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. p5 {- u) c9 v
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 7 e: ]1 D% N' A4 I0 M& o
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. & e8 h# d3 X) n1 m" w
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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7 ?% Z5 @: z) s: l 1. Free your heart from hatred. ( U& y$ O1 ^4 Q* k6 F
2. Free your mind from worries.
6 Q# R* J% L$ D( B) o% z# F 3. Live simply.
2 l/ m1 y/ t/ I$ o! s* g* } 4. Give more.
9 U' t" U; o7 p" S3 `9 x) p( ~' D. t1 e 5. Expect less. |
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