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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 0 j3 m- N! W) { ~- s
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 0 b0 P/ k1 }5 A6 u% j) R* {) j, M! f
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
0 _7 H k6 @* R5 Znursing home today. 4 P+ t) t$ D0 d$ _5 R1 w4 m
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
. v; {0 D) v0 cAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
, l H. O8 E; d" Mhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. % a/ h" j& y: P( P0 w
" ~# F' S# b1 \7 q6 r5 i, JAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ) B- Y8 z# h+ Q; l( a4 s6 ]
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
& G( r) ?7 d; \' y* i6 _6 \* v" U/ s( uhung on his window. ) }9 ]. U$ z1 Q" y" P3 Y; q- H6 N
: H: u ~# | v" W# ^"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ( V5 r, v5 Y8 L
just been presented with a new puppy. ; M' o+ q$ D' t" k7 M; T9 i
' J$ N; N* }2 {* S: U"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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) R2 |" y7 M2 v6 U"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my $ K2 W8 \; j( H* p# V
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how + R0 b! i2 v v- O2 C1 Q, c
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." # O: h: [3 M1 P) x: m- \8 ^6 Y
; q: ^- ~% R) ?6 N1 O6 T4 eIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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1 x1 |4 f+ J: zI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ) M- n+ o, z+ i
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed * [5 V% |& F/ M6 ?- t0 R
and be thankful for the ones that do. ) f: O F% X& b1 K$ [. U5 E8 t: Y
- n1 {7 ^5 w8 F* EEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
' y5 }( c7 j/ V, t5 t/ O# q Kday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. & m" L& _3 f) t! d, u
# G0 [$ z7 z$ [Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. & j- d! `7 B- f: f- w0 p
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
2 y/ f1 e3 w3 d2 \, Raccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. - Z$ x7 e1 |; ]
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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- K- V/ a" _8 y 1. Free your heart from hatred. , P0 p- j/ h5 w! ~; q2 w* O
2. Free your mind from worries.
0 y" R& L6 y/ G# @9 _& e 3. Live simply.
; |- b g0 Z: c+ o. H 4. Give more. " }( J% c# c- g5 B% ?9 E
5. Expect less. |
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