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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
0 W# Y ]/ P4 k, [ [( h, k; O# Leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
8 s5 N6 ]; Q: n4 k- K( `! R" Dshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ; o- j7 b" L. x% v( d
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ) W- L v2 X6 |4 O) c0 e( W
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 9 y+ T" t" g) T% D/ A
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. r3 c2 w9 G, N. c* {4 @
8 T( g! m7 u6 eAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
( |' q) D/ q, U2 S9 o# fdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 5 t- z4 y- y: A, |" B3 @: t) P
hung on his window. - L& m O' D4 E" E G) g d6 T
! T2 \7 u8 [5 G) X/ [* e"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having + m: @. t3 {6 [; ^# q' A! u
just been presented with a new puppy.
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! H# k" {. ?1 j) B9 k/ }"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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. a& ` R! Q& l7 L"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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" p4 N8 K& \$ a$ Q% Q5 x7 T"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my & S" H0 O5 K1 s' V1 ]1 {
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
+ L' @! V5 P8 P* ZI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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8 @/ }! N7 p, w: TIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. , i5 `4 F' H/ n. S( @
, G7 L- C% B, r$ L0 V3 d- X7 ] m& YI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I , z3 a2 Z2 R" r
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 0 d; l; s3 F8 F5 {7 \
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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4 \1 W, ~# M; ?3 e9 HEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 7 B& F1 {$ {7 H, g; K: b
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. : m v$ K6 c. E* D- m
$ C/ l& f, R, J& l( }. n# b1 rJust for this time in my life.
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3 N3 @/ q: U& X7 T7 lOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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$ z9 g) \3 ?+ T) S; ZSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 D6 X9 L* X" Kaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. / i# o7 A+ Q4 \2 {% R+ x) J
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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1 P' u. [1 p- \) K 3. Live simply.
: ^4 n4 A+ c% I4 W% Z 4. Give more. - f# V Z& O+ u) p7 Y, A2 t: I
5. Expect less. |
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