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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed $ _; L- p$ C/ }: X" U/ c& D
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ! V. l) e& p6 ~' m, t4 d
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a % S8 k1 k/ L: X9 q' l
nursing home today. L/ H _( k$ R6 ~1 F) O3 b* A
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
7 R v% A7 S) S" f7 FAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, * ] Y+ B+ O0 [# S$ V! h
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ' T& e, S: w& S- X
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 7 T1 o6 f! `$ m- N- f2 m) B+ w
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
, R2 E4 a- @! ]% phung on his window. 4 F7 {3 b! l/ t) z8 ]2 b% J3 s
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having # L( Y6 d% \$ x# l" r
just been presented with a new puppy. 9 T& j+ ^- s3 ^0 V
# t% x: p* n2 u; o$ X7 Z. ]: U; r) n, S"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
0 |, H2 g0 m/ j- Croom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
$ U% a1 |* q. P7 E2 G. t* H' T, C7 X7 vI 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.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
$ _# J" K/ |% B+ U' G0 u# w8 mhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ) ?9 w8 i4 L j8 v: p D% H
and be thankful for the ones that do. ( u/ V- C! \8 J* W0 E. G, |& E
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new . m1 P9 H& d" y( |5 E
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 7 \1 F/ W3 E4 }; O( B1 ?& K/ O& n
4 ^8 F- t8 C: B, A/ B. F9 NJust for this time in my life. - h' y9 K* n% m
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. . a0 t4 b% g* l# i3 D* {
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
- p# J1 H' n1 [) k) y- Yaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
+ s% L, k+ Z# v3 c' A& U& rI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ) D' n% B3 E! @: a' c
, q8 s, P' W8 y" V2 x$ q( { 1. Free your heart from hatred.
0 `& I# a" i$ T3 c3 D0 i 2. Free your mind from worries. * j2 l( Y( M. ^: k) I# U( Y( G$ R
3. Live simply. ' `9 _8 T0 r$ I# n# }3 x
4. Give more. 4 ?( w. i4 O) P( o ]0 B
5. Expect less. |
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