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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed # T) R g1 q$ x; W1 u# u
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
; W0 q% f8 ~" l% eshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
" B+ f. n& Z" ]1 I* Snursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' q; D# d! u, e6 H7 ~4 u! r4 dAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
; c1 \9 J0 p- n; `he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 4 G* h5 i9 Z, U% l
! k& p! Z0 a Z `' T4 r8 L0 LAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 5 e7 W9 i2 K+ l \! A: c3 W1 u
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been $ q, R# s/ s" E5 }; Z- U, W+ s
hung on his window.
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0 {6 `5 p: X- n( L, N"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
( V: Z1 l! [: _; Q# _just been presented with a new puppy. ; {6 y. \7 K! t: j- S/ l
( k: j7 F& {) G' M"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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! H7 @* e9 x- L. B"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 9 l" @' X3 d$ q7 Q* p$ H
9 H4 N5 {9 g2 a4 b% ~"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
! I/ c# W' I6 B, I# K2 Rroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
8 F2 i3 ^9 H" V" d' k1 II arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 7 `, A) r3 C! F% X
9 h w, X, H1 H+ B4 MIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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. E' ~4 V* h! p3 i4 I& w( jI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 5 `" J ]2 C3 N* _. N/ ^
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed # l( x1 z- S4 D' u
and be thankful for the ones that do. * o1 q% A: c. F) C2 J" N
% ?6 E j+ i& U8 IEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
% ~1 M4 c* K6 q. w3 J; l5 Yday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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9 F/ I. h' z/ b8 U$ i& I" NJust for this time in my life.
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7 R4 m @" F8 Y9 G" _" GOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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) n) I6 ~8 X2 t e5 x( J: S- x+ C% aSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank % q* P ~2 l! n+ L" \$ a- @- D5 n3 g
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
$ W+ p0 z% d& lI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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2 X3 Y5 l: O) |1 h' V) S 1. Free your heart from hatred.
& x1 ~( @9 j, l 2. Free your mind from worries.
. }" l$ G& O# }6 H' x/ n1 M 3. Live simply. 0 s4 [, N5 r3 X, J" F( [8 J
4. Give more.
' }6 \" M' m& T7 s" U: N. c 5. Expect less. |
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