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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a # A) V8 N. Z; [) q/ B: S. b
nursing home today. % p; i I: D, W1 T2 x6 ^
: k" {0 Y8 B6 |& K# H$ XHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
0 r- H' D! Q& c7 F1 F z3 i2 KAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 4 W2 b! `) q( \5 x, j
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. % R. z8 n. W% r+ |2 G
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
5 @* P/ {5 V) U) g; v! Z k; udescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
1 J0 ?9 `" v: L8 Rhung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 1 ?( X4 r4 r5 a- g% V# x, B
just been presented with a new puppy.
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* C" e- s. a' q7 k"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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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my " l% z! `3 G& z5 {- J) R' _; a
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
5 T) i+ |7 C. u2 kI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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4 [1 A' ~) V% D+ F' N% C3 Y1 O0 ?, W, qIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
3 E6 m* ?6 Z. R2 M v& Shave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
# U+ p- J8 ]( L( ?( wand be thankful for the ones that do. , D% M Z1 T5 v5 U. {+ X% ~
9 Y7 Q, z/ D* _8 b5 _# [3 {Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ) H: M! s9 A5 l3 d$ p. B9 C4 O
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 1 r. Q3 [3 T9 b4 k' X4 i
( q# r1 h8 L6 N$ M/ fJust for this time in my life.
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- V+ g$ Y$ M! \+ ~, JOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 9 N3 M$ t: r0 R p# Q
, y2 l, ]- S9 L5 iSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
3 i* j% g* ^/ }) faccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. . b( Z1 e7 j* c+ A# c& P
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 m6 G# p* U: N
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
/ O" K) R+ d# O: z 2. Free your mind from worries.
0 v4 Y7 I7 o/ I) X 3. Live simply. # j8 P# F& _/ Y/ D
4. Give more.
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