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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ! ~- E7 ]* ^2 n4 o
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and . k3 L* S4 J2 k
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
K" D: {6 N H+ E7 j9 p! Wnursing home today.
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8 E+ z6 D; K5 R% kHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ( j8 U, H8 j( C" a* H
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
4 R& S V$ t" l1 t' J# ghe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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A# z- O$ F6 j! \8 U' ^ E8 sAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
8 S1 K- x1 X: s9 J5 J- m n9 i* jdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been : |$ Q3 S7 G# S& ~
hung on his window. 9 |5 ?, W4 F W
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 a+ a8 ]/ r; d- W. o# n
just been presented with a new puppy. $ ?3 x8 B! ^2 j6 \6 g
+ D7 K r! a" `# s"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ' g$ q5 K$ C: `$ _
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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 . `* w0 ~% {5 h" J6 }/ t _) Q
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 W( K( o0 o1 K" q/ S) vI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." / ~! V/ Z8 W) @) R: r" ]: R+ z. N2 q
/ ^+ m' M y% E/ a% d2 B% q* e$ Y' fIt'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 D1 K' O+ v6 U* ^# y4 J
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
& X( `4 ]3 d: _and be thankful for the ones that do.
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+ l' z- G- \/ e0 `, [7 X$ cEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
, V; m) H/ r- t3 A* J, U3 j! Gday and all the happy memories I've stored away. 6 e3 P% [0 Z# m3 I# `
) D k8 `. q% ~. Y; C- x% ?: yJust for this time in my life. # o# ?1 i/ W0 \5 s) n- R
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 7 E& K1 U# Z/ Q
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
) o6 Y6 F. Z. B* {2 ^3 waccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. . m! w7 W) i Q
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: # N& S& w$ ^3 W' ]
! L! U& x W8 V' J 1. Free your heart from hatred.
$ n; m2 E$ _6 o- _, S 2. Free your mind from worries.
: b+ X' M' n+ w: \$ n$ K$ F3 Z# d8 m1 z 3. Live simply.
' @8 e/ m1 B- d$ g$ T2 [; M 4. Give more.
) u! T3 z0 r% c, W 5. Expect less. |
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