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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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c# z: \% L" j& Q( Xshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a & b" l. n* C# \/ s. W! \( J
nursing home today. 5 A6 \7 O- u1 }8 o
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. % H9 W- L3 k4 w* l( `! g0 ^
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, / z# ?5 j/ V5 a; d8 r* C
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ) r, x4 D2 ~! Y' r9 P' R* g; c
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual , l( a7 f( E# ]. u( y
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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% Q0 V1 [* H: T9 D. r7 o"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 j! @; y2 {/ A4 N
just been presented with a new puppy.
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# \: V7 [( O: y: l4 e+ S% i"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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8 L( g$ y8 `( t9 P"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 1 s# O: p" B1 }1 {$ w& O+ A
+ j3 V6 ^) P! x"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ! V4 k; u E/ S9 O& W
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
5 D! `' |" d c: s0 M8 [1 W2 wI 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.
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! o$ p$ Q% C5 k$ d) G4 K) EI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I * t9 j3 v. \7 m) d- h3 a
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ z( _) Q1 R8 t1 j2 Uday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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( ?7 X# h/ a9 m! [9 z/ g$ nJust for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
3 }4 ~; s z6 A8 Paccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
Y& ?; L0 T& \ ]I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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$ [5 A) R4 L& Y$ @ 1. Free your heart from hatred. 6 M. L m L5 m
2. Free your mind from worries. 4 E; u. D, b& d* v, s
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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