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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 0 G) x& l- o( @4 X [
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
1 C7 X! `% ]+ i1 G3 i" A; J0 @shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ( [( z1 [7 y/ d% z% R
nursing home today. ; C- R# v/ D3 z$ K; u4 d
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 0 Y6 w B/ R* D( F* N* P
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 3 H8 p2 @1 d; E. t/ d) S
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 0 n4 ~7 ~* f& @6 ~
5 y* {7 ~. h2 c! D( _5 _ P4 ~As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
7 E l( U- }- `. [% l: m$ Odescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been : l, ]( o8 [! K; L8 p/ ?
hung on his window. 0 P. q ?' w* ?% s6 C
/ r9 j) [- s* q C2 }1 z F"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
5 ?: G6 `5 Q/ A" e/ ~' ~( ]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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+ ~6 F5 @1 u. \7 H* j; t7 G6 r; Z"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. + D. B! J k0 l! |2 {
) J7 `& e+ u6 `0 |7 Z# T4 k6 {( I5 l"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my " }# M% v) f6 A+ y+ l
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 8 x% k7 w5 M& s- {
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 9 Y% ~- U7 l' F4 v0 c6 J* F# |2 R5 X
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 1 G+ w/ O& c" P5 I& b' {
' |4 T; F; A$ dI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
4 q, C: I" p6 Ahave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 8 Z$ |# T, W2 M# z$ [
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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/ ]7 {& G% j7 P5 E9 u' a" l" v; JEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
0 G& Z9 p- D ?% h6 b0 D) v; ~1 uday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. % p) \( w: t# u' ~) G
& v( Y! S# [9 E) _" uOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
, o5 U# T* u3 _' E9 Maccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ) ?* r% y; }5 [/ Y$ u
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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5 B0 m, ?( w: @ 1. Free your heart from hatred. " h. l& i& Q- j/ C$ F( h% V; g) R
2. Free your mind from worries. + K; g' p+ ]$ r# x
3. Live simply. 2 W) F1 O9 O" Z' [1 E1 d* P9 R
4. Give more.
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