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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
9 \! @9 j. e0 }4 Z2 q. d" S( Heach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
; b/ ^, J: c5 B2 v* Lshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a : {/ u/ x4 G9 H' |
nursing home today. 4 X l. J6 V8 T' W/ i
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
) f2 Q1 _8 M, V) S( JAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 2 a# J+ d4 Y8 a0 P
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 ' `+ U$ L9 {( _ K1 H2 i5 y
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 1 a; v3 x4 [: d- Q5 N
hung on his window. 8 U0 F. W# k. o, I
# r6 R( a; g9 Q"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having + y# H2 Y; K2 F3 Y
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." # j9 e: v" o' R/ o( u' E' h
0 d8 S" w# }" p" n2 ^& ~2 a0 ["That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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% w2 h6 F; G" L' g! Z"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ! ^. G* [& f9 g" x" s1 a" ]( Q+ [
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
: Y- q5 \+ p/ g, l! FI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ) z4 S: L. F- P! E+ ?6 K
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
+ N6 d' s: E* a1 qhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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1 V. H4 m& E. C) j4 x NEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
8 `4 M% D2 E' p+ U% a: y$ q) mday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. % k A3 F3 w! V: |- _9 z7 n- Q6 F* s
+ w2 D7 _; M5 H1 `Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ! N- b( o$ O8 R8 c3 K3 k
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ( J+ F" ?$ I7 M0 Z/ k4 a- L
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. : Q Q5 ~, O+ }) P6 c
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 8 K; H8 m* R# ^! U
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
: w* u/ d9 j0 ~) c& r. O* S2 h 2. Free your mind from worries.
' P# T. _* ^6 x6 g 3. Live simply.
4 P9 \( P1 u/ S8 y+ F8 z2 a7 B/ ? 4. Give more.
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