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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed % T: s, Z) K: b. A# M* s" C
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 2 L, m9 w# E. H( U$ ]- r" U; }& G
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a $ @ L" g c2 F! Q
nursing home today. 5 J) B6 }7 s, Q$ ~& j( F
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 5 a. K+ \) z; L8 E2 `
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, * |: H$ T& M- `/ r- G
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
; H* r& g; B0 q, r T* Fdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
0 b" L& O) @$ S3 A9 O5 vhung on his window. 2 Y# k/ S i8 G+ R( K$ `, S7 h
x. Q, s6 ^1 _9 w8 y0 _# q2 j"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 5 d8 ]: O2 J3 _; p7 p, C
just been presented with a new puppy. 8 _- X5 t0 J# I. S( Z; n8 M
* ?1 |8 Q$ l$ T- ~2 ?% e, ?* P" E"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 6 v" ]- W3 p4 M
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ' S/ o: k1 Q" P& B6 K& {) q
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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& J2 t1 V/ d% I0 S5 R r8 FI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." & G4 A8 U' Q( V$ s* t5 B0 H* S
5 l7 w! f$ r1 ?8 I+ |It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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) n& G6 E) ]' u8 Q" m0 A: uI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
# o& [) o( u4 [7 C# C' f/ shave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
4 p* W9 q5 }- M( ]/ ?5 {and be thankful for the ones that do. ; Q( A: e+ u5 Y
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new , L) q$ f; W6 k* o3 n* e$ D ]
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 2 }- P- B4 n( q
: M, R: }( D9 M7 ?. PJust for this time in my life. 8 x: N# m0 K% C9 k
( y5 |! m0 l* {- @5 DOld 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 4 e' b/ t1 _7 b; |+ D" c v
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 7 H; x, e1 f' O4 y/ Q/ Z
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
0 o' P1 d- I i% H$ {2 k 2. Free your mind from worries. ) s; A, ~2 D1 B0 t0 G# k$ P9 T8 |
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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