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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ' A, S1 V# G/ b
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
' [1 g4 C- F+ ^/ w- N0 }$ C. wshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
z8 @4 z- S% Y$ x+ e# K* j0 unursing home today.
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5 X5 x% t, l5 _+ Z# \His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
9 T8 G/ `- O V+ T! lAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ( o; d- G6 _& J* U" o* Y
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 4 ?( O" W$ `. K$ R9 X
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 5 T K5 O- c4 z3 `0 K% b; B5 F
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ! a) l* e. E ]( Z# x
just been presented with a new puppy. ( d* C9 z" c( B( P
* h8 [6 L+ `0 w# K5 j) `4 D"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. ) t4 y1 `5 e5 F2 Y: E) y% s
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
4 n8 s" G* t0 {6 J& n- i7 Eroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
" b, z: L" S9 ^- z' x# N6 vI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." f% h+ w. ]6 j4 F. x. F. I
4 m. [; k: ~2 g0 Z6 U% b* XIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 0 i8 Y! S; w$ O* N
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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( m+ e, I7 f* jand be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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9 R- z1 y/ Y8 S, \3 Q8 t: r! o. HSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
& L, t+ ? n4 P b# C6 Maccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
& N4 n, y- L9 ^8 D' @# hI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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& l" R6 t7 e1 {( p/ q 1. Free your heart from hatred.
; B6 K& h4 l/ s3 [: E* w 2. Free your mind from worries. , A# b' p2 p0 `. [# {- V+ l
3. Live simply. / P* Q) B6 c" b3 | u. P
4. Give more. ( c2 Z9 S' S% d2 v7 {" O4 Y
5. Expect less. |
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