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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ' a. p b8 ~2 U( }3 l' S0 J
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, * c' j1 E' y4 m; e5 e* b [! E
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. * I: r5 F) Y6 h, D$ w$ S- l. O9 Z
3 W0 L, h! Q5 d* n9 c3 _As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ; a- j3 F# \1 L! F
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been + A- x d, S0 F9 C8 U* A0 `, u
hung on his window. 8 c* }2 f- S0 X6 R
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 n: B" j# `5 x2 g1 u
just been presented with a new puppy.
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, E* U' [, a- O7 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. # I v. H% O. D# \/ z( {/ f
o! ]$ Q3 }# w% @. b"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
5 }3 `0 K+ l* _- Z, T. Yroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how * d, p0 c/ { P: b; R
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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% y6 s1 ~9 V1 mIt'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 0 _- J* u8 f# f& _
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed & N. r0 @2 a v8 N0 Q' O9 Q8 U; T1 B! S
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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/ _/ d4 \) k0 e$ hEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new + Z8 D0 j8 T ~, E# E. f' E
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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; ?7 d( n: H3 e+ ]; k5 X) W; e+ {* {Just for this time in my life. 3 x6 p3 o' T3 T- x
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
, d7 X0 ^. ^) g" d9 f/ P' EI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 7 C% |, w1 |+ H4 r( F
2. Free your mind from worries. . t% t4 V% v% { Z* O
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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