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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ' L% @4 t2 e; R) S) ?4 V
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and / T1 W5 ^) w0 U8 s& G" \% L+ l
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. 2 w# {# A+ ?- d; J2 y
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
1 P/ e+ _3 ?+ @1 \+ ohe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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7 t) a5 a9 P1 ]2 }6 K* EAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 4 P. M6 D# u6 N- |& J
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been ' S, J5 @! [$ D7 f3 j9 A6 {, }$ j
hung on his window.
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6 r) u4 @2 f% ~# Z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ! e$ B! b: k; R# T; z
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." $ K# u& V6 v o* k q
4 D d/ i6 w" q: j- `+ L3 Y"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ' \2 r+ n, U7 d) q) Z
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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3 h2 u; C) V. @+ }- fI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ' [, Z9 Q; g* ]# R
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do. " W2 G1 K. D, u
2 t& z" E1 u4 n6 [- t6 ]6 w7 }Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
3 [9 @* w1 Z! A3 _, Z7 n" Cday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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$ D! `" C; ^6 b; O$ YJust for this time in my life.
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! O4 j3 ?0 v: j7 eOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. . k# q4 c) F) {0 P
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank . R$ n/ n5 P! f* i. ]7 B
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. " W! J0 N4 U% k h/ }4 ]1 b; I
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 t2 z, }2 F" j' c7 |" _% c f
( a g. X4 L, ]4 _( ?' E: n* p { ^ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
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$ p$ a! E& C8 y 3. Live simply.
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