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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ( m! H+ ?# l: L7 ]1 b9 d0 P" M
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
0 S' Z3 r4 ^" T) v. ]7 ^shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a , S* ^& t0 a7 ?* S$ Z+ p1 b0 ^" x0 E
nursing home today. ! }( C$ k7 H7 p& u
2 _, G% ^) J3 L8 e/ B4 r1 C* r7 ^His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
5 N* `/ I/ b. r {3 p8 {After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
9 i |6 y1 u+ g% Ohe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ( E( o$ M' }" y8 ]$ C) {1 B4 w
) c0 A/ R; ~. v" q: M/ lAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
) e, w. F" C8 q1 Y1 _0 `description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
' S8 W% G- A: T$ ahung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
`% `+ H* K: S( F# D2 Y9 \just been presented with a new puppy.
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"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. - w2 b3 `, [) }" N' f1 e
( A& f9 C3 Z" l0 J% j"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
% w( [% y; R, W# g- ~$ Xroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
) v7 [3 o, s+ x: J3 s. @I 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. & g% l3 }# F3 O* G
( O: z" b* f0 K5 SI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
0 W' q( ` s; [+ T+ r9 x1 Jhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
, L! c, N: X3 M# k h8 S9 Z6 _and be thankful for the ones that do. ( g; [2 R* @9 R: v. X+ q" D2 K# |
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 6 _9 R% ~3 p* o1 v
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ; i% y8 M+ A4 c
9 @; J7 }# V+ _7 x( fJust 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 $ z- r( d+ m# Z) Z0 |* o
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
0 T! C: Z3 w8 L% jI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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3 L3 v. {% d. J' |+ ^, n 1. Free your heart from hatred. 6 D, I' K) ^# s
2. Free your mind from worries.
5 ?2 o: N" r. ?- ~ 3. Live simply.
8 [$ M3 c# b! t 4. Give more. 5 c# a* Y2 @- S0 w4 T3 v' G
5. Expect less. |
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