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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 8 c2 w9 t2 a8 s3 [6 a o
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 2 n' ]; K9 I! s1 {% Z
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.
; D5 E6 O. _6 G \After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
" \. f# t F1 [/ C; ]he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. - \9 d- q, m& S& Z. D( i
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual % A8 J" x) P% p! i4 a8 x
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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* [: g, y4 L* S2 p T+ B"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. " J3 z9 r- j. M2 G
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my : U1 b g8 D. K% u7 s
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 6 W* }7 S* v: E2 s+ X; E' q
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." / c- j2 J6 i% \, E
) F& i5 _, C" ?. t, ]; |6 \It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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& f1 s! I# C& Z8 [2 fI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
" w0 E' s0 b, a+ ]" whave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 0 R2 k" Y4 S; }
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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9 |+ }2 \( X. ^6 i7 EEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new " S( C# `4 B' ]+ D! K6 f
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. \" X+ M- c+ I+ j1 q
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Just for this time in my life. : M& d0 ^) [4 i/ U8 U. W
) O' P+ V* H/ P8 t& |" tOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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- w0 h) k3 T! YSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
" K7 R+ e, d; Z$ Zaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
3 W$ f- D4 _6 Y- tI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 8 R9 o6 W5 |8 D: ^
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
$ N0 o# f( O1 j 2. Free your mind from worries.
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4. Give more. 8 x, Z- y j$ I- T: W$ w: P
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