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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
, S1 S1 W. y. K! ]each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
1 _$ j6 G8 W5 a8 @shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
& `8 ?6 x: ^* N# tnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. . u& q* X' W& q5 t6 z' Z+ }
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ( k0 z. x* \. X1 N7 _
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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% @7 h( s+ C4 k. q IAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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: ^& ^% H6 r) Z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having $ F1 O0 r) Q, t5 _4 ?) [6 z9 B9 y& _
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 7 Y2 C, X/ O7 W; z6 ^
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ( c$ D. O4 h9 A2 z+ K/ z
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 3 H$ W: E* p3 z) ~6 q/ G$ ~
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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2 \) `8 B, N9 ^6 t( M* w4 xI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ) ^( @/ p+ L' ?7 ~* f5 a/ L! k
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
' T, I9 j. O& ?/ i) t& E# f, B, zand be thankful for the ones that do.
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~; a# P4 Q6 v' t: e4 p& S$ DEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ `, d! \5 F3 f- P- F$ O1 Pday and all the happy memories I've stored away. 9 \4 W# d C3 @( m9 K
- T1 h6 c& p+ `2 vJust for this time in my life. 4 J9 z" B0 ?# r I6 s) m
/ w" U* |% A. E) W _Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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: H" Z) C* g& U7 D5 ?So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank % |- r/ b; A3 S
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
9 b V% ]" I, z. R" ~% {2 K. BI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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0 o+ q, A3 Y9 _( N. L 1. Free your heart from hatred. 1 w4 T' M1 P0 [* N: Y0 o: j
2. Free your mind from worries.
* K1 W$ l0 [) T3 c" J4 M5 ^2 A 3. Live simply.
7 L! n- ~5 \; Y# @ Y' m 4. Give more.
4 `1 `& ]6 n. w3 ?- R k 5. Expect less. |
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