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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.
- F/ a* I5 o$ x' qAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
6 B! }% z" t# @he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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: y$ a" Z0 G! M1 I$ ] `As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 0 o! H& @1 {8 S2 ^2 v. t" ]9 ]
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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( j3 h" R& W7 f) `0 A! e"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ! p0 U' s- W( x) U5 Y8 P: O, T
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. + U+ ?7 g2 U4 u$ I; S/ i3 F7 G& }" c
8 s( ~ U$ e1 ]) Y. ^$ d"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my q; w4 v: X7 ]$ `$ K ~; j
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 3 _7 m5 P" J5 p
! ^; m* y; t. b; UI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 3 c2 Z3 u, P: H9 u1 }4 \# c& m
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed + u6 m; e0 P9 R9 j% s& y
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
6 S* H5 l" \; v8 K1 p. g# xday and all the happy memories I've stored away. ) R2 F, H6 q( _8 w: e; d: e1 h
5 B; M' m- F7 EJust for this time in my life. / }, U1 ]6 L) N* \
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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! ^ c. \: b- J& {/ {2 T/ e7 r' bSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 7 ^* D4 t: }) o# |1 r- |
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. / O6 e- z6 D: |: r( _2 A. |9 O. o$ B
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: : d' x2 ^! S, u- L; M6 C" g* w4 J( m# |
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2. Free your mind from worries. Z% p" n8 Z2 G5 P: [3 J: C
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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