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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 7 A Z; r. O) i6 A
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 0 ?4 b$ @3 }1 a" Y: C
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a e: L/ `5 I+ M$ \: A
nursing home today. 6 \, i: X+ [2 v! J4 L; |( z8 ]
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 6 S+ G2 a7 C* A4 M' P' l
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 b( N- N5 |+ R3 k( j
just been presented with a new puppy.
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; V5 C2 |& k( n: j, s, ["Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ) {% e! M$ Z( p
6 u( \. j$ k* f M"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
& k6 @$ m% v' i, m( C; Jroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
% P2 @5 C8 I" ]( u$ \) {I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ( K( b# U, e5 }5 z/ |( y
- ?. U/ v2 w# qI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
' H. }) ?# ]) chave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed - z1 y0 [) S4 O% l) y& e% q6 C
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
+ h" C. W j6 rday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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+ I3 v( q% z1 p1 k8 v% D6 d% uJust for this time in my life. 1 Y, n9 L; G: ]4 r
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 3 C! U% v0 {5 X! p. w/ H% ~
% i4 d, h7 c1 l: D$ `: b" e% ASo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank * t1 R2 s/ f% f d& ^" Q$ s- a+ |4 O
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) I# M* W2 B1 oI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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5 e" G3 _' @+ b. {/ D$ P 1. Free your heart from hatred.
) {8 j; x- o4 {2 \& y 2. Free your mind from worries. , y- G& X* W9 K; f0 g$ U
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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