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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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nursing home today. 0 s0 h: G$ b" j- T: H; k: n, ?
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
( H+ |! c! V% E* P) s. h. x/ d" OAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
, E* b# X2 }% L1 ^8 x9 j6 phe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ' e0 u/ k" H8 j+ k4 c7 k' o9 H
; c0 n; q" A' ^7 PAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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3 r4 J9 `4 h% ?6 E"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
! ?2 s7 [& I+ i, p0 K! w* Hjust been presented with a new puppy.
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% r+ R6 Z8 [1 r. Y"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
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I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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N1 [% y% h- W Z4 T9 \It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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; s3 U# V. B' W+ k3 K$ G/ y, LI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
* x7 j6 v# _' F; N9 khave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 1 C$ A+ m5 e! B: ~0 W( e
and 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 3 u% m ~ r% q3 @9 U
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. : V* O" W( t! j( P' ~' x& V. s4 B
% C8 u( d/ d! w% T+ y: OJust 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. 6 ]$ b# M0 k! R& x1 Z! B6 A
$ F, {: k& p6 n! K, Q" J, q( u: ESo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
$ a" L) @& b1 J# `6 ^account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
5 J/ r2 ^! ?* u& x+ y/ V5 NI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1 l' H( t5 }5 P& U
1 K% R: [/ P/ p, u' { 1. Free your heart from hatred.
- Q6 \1 W2 y) l/ [ 2. Free your mind from worries.
4 D0 H/ v) O- V V 3. Live simply. ) @, _% |3 T7 C) y6 g( x" ~5 H7 \2 [, P
4. Give more.
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