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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed " Y4 M( m6 s$ x2 |( l- d
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and " k- A. k/ B- g8 Z6 _1 O2 u/ g
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 8 }# s1 c- B2 [4 B' t- F4 i
nursing home today.
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( c% E5 G8 m; Y/ v3 r6 IHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
4 i9 e! F$ x2 P( t" x8 t& QAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
; Q2 @+ L" j Uhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 6 n* t ^ s; o& i
0 O: }1 A" N' Z% \: H7 E$ d; iAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ; d6 X5 x0 a) W4 C2 m4 c
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
) L+ I4 [% t# ]# ^hung on his window. " K: t: G, N% o7 g, ^5 _
: T/ j5 f3 d! G- h. x% @' U"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
2 [; `9 m6 ?2 v# }4 E5 \just been presented with a new puppy. . C- v) P+ M6 C8 `5 u
; l- x9 ~5 R- N" t0 S& |"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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6 c) c- O0 ^/ e% I( v7 L/ z"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my * h! m$ i; r; c' i8 U- C; |
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how / N7 z7 b# e. H3 w- r# q6 J# p6 C) p
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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6 I9 l( c( v3 `% j% @! f% eIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 2 o3 x4 l+ H4 L) H
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
0 a3 t* W& J3 H- M4 d. ?have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
J1 r2 ?0 m; t5 W8 _; L, p$ X9 cand be thankful for the ones that do. * J9 ~" l; g. [ {# p. N
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
1 _# k% H" O* e5 D0 }, uday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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- s6 s H; y: S- P4 G$ A% vOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. / I0 X) P, o4 E) c, e* z
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank : M5 G9 t% f8 U9 k7 t
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. / |" z- D8 ^# Y8 w# {" c" C' a
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 7 ^- l. t4 _, H2 I
. R' y0 C8 x0 [# _2 k0 k$ u2 X2 F 1. Free your heart from hatred. 6 L9 \, J1 e# Y/ c
2. Free your mind from worries. 3 h' _5 c9 R/ X4 }
3. Live simply. 2 p7 p' n8 k3 m. Q
4. Give more. - f" s+ `! Y# b
5. Expect less. |
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