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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed % X3 z- `6 {7 y+ |. v
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
& D# g4 A7 U6 ^( h( `4 Gshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a + d5 a) d% P2 q% a, T! M9 j
nursing home today.
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2 u* X, d4 y# K0 QHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 2 B/ P4 P' \; E, M, n( s
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
3 W1 D& B- a' E+ U# q! p9 x7 M0 ~he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 2 A3 `4 o4 b# s$ }5 y' ?; [# }- f
1 w& }' _1 t' a4 j9 B0 iAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
) @9 q( s* ^( r& j0 ?/ e# b7 ?description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 9 l2 l6 }" L6 l5 g3 P6 E& Q
hung on his window. : M! O) H; {; i0 a7 `& Z$ u
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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" O: s& v2 A! W"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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$ K. w$ a, F5 m" \& U"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ) ?( M5 ~0 J- S' M4 T
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 0 l! Q* }% h h% a+ \
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
# `' ^/ E$ V6 t, E$ X p: j2 OI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." & T v: q0 K& H& G- R1 [
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. " p6 `% k8 \4 ^7 R, f! L
2 D7 X" ]" ?# p- }* NI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
1 \$ {5 J( G3 A2 g' ]have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
2 b+ f# D# y+ T* O! dand be thankful for the ones that do. 7 z* W' ^/ {9 p# L
: P+ ^6 K( T& b( y" h3 R8 CEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
9 {+ C/ P" D8 y7 D7 E1 y: bday and all the happy memories I've stored away. 6 G1 A8 G) r2 H; ]. a9 R
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Just 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.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
( F" c1 ~7 Z2 q* W0 R- |/ S" caccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
5 d5 y3 g7 L7 U/ a9 p0 a5 oI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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v" M1 \! f' @+ Y# f 1. Free your heart from hatred. + w: J5 [2 f1 @1 }4 w% {7 j7 V- L
2. Free your mind from worries. 0 ]( e, K1 O; j$ i
3. Live simply.
5 ]3 I( s6 {1 B$ B. l8 U8 p& | 4. Give more.
% G) Q0 O6 t; f- x 5. Expect less. |
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