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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 1 w# Q- _1 U* h! z! ]
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 3 i W% W1 U' W& |9 |9 X% L
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ( ~1 k/ x3 H4 [! g- H, T* B/ O
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. . ?# H, V/ P3 L; g* @
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, : t$ P; M0 p( H, ?5 w# G
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
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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
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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0 W" G/ j0 O {! K T# b"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
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It'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
5 [9 C( r" i- G; ahave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ! S( v9 H4 z! N4 L4 }
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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9 m& C* @5 Q4 d, c7 M `Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ( { x9 o6 f1 D' H
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank : U1 R R/ h, ^3 Q J, K( j
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
2 M W4 J: g0 uI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ' r' V) p! h6 h- U0 l9 U
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply. 4 P/ E/ Z+ z7 c. }# @, v& N* v# W8 F4 h3 k
4. Give more.
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