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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 7 T" d/ l" M8 ~5 E
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ) ^; ]" p8 @0 ` |0 H( S; l. [, S
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
$ ?1 W1 l6 U9 |: y# n( o& ]# v% bnursing home today. 9 ^2 J, C& N5 g( o# R9 N
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
" O$ z4 V( o- EAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ( s& v! c; A) q( v) Y# j: `/ ~
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 2 v0 u# J; o3 N, L4 p" Q/ p
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been " Y% i3 w- b( d9 p+ F
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
7 b! x9 m. D7 e- m, Kjust been presented with a new puppy.
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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. & Q% @4 Z0 f3 C! d6 J
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
; x/ A, X v+ U: m' L8 Groom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
# X% Z, J4 @" F8 x: C3 k1 N9 [I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ' B* H% o! m6 m. C$ L
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. / t" ?+ Z& Z+ ~" D J
+ F$ N" W& `# X2 u' |I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
6 h4 J6 V+ G r3 S% @have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
7 Y8 r. J. [# c3 }# h' ~and be thankful for the ones that do. ; d U4 A/ X6 ^/ q/ u
* m0 W# j1 ^) y: h; zEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
$ y' ~: Y) t. X& d9 |day and all the happy memories I've stored away. - y) |6 q. L$ t* Y
4 e( P7 I* y( m. lJust for this time in my life. ' K# l: _1 j7 x1 L
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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, K. a" s! e" VSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 4 k9 @' B3 q7 x: h" H
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
2 f5 ?1 X7 T6 m) zI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: / F4 d3 f" A* B2 H+ U* n* b/ [
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1. Free your heart from hatred. ( s- V6 f8 E- B- e! q# j2 `5 W
2. Free your mind from worries. p/ D! l% C8 P+ d
3. Live simply. 7 S. k( t. [" a8 S
4. Give more. 4 y7 g, C' ?6 V3 G% a" A% `3 X
5. Expect less. |
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