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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
. |7 u) O+ t r3 G" ~, Yeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
2 `) y, I o: O! ishaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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" a. x$ z3 {4 c. G0 yHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ f" I7 d* N. n* O' @9 CAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
" x" Z2 X) s0 o Y4 X1 R2 O( zhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. / u4 ~+ P4 B# B
: H6 k7 m. D0 W6 e* X5 \As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
1 f: X9 R2 f. k# Sdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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& x A$ N. Y4 X$ I, u( f"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ' S, v+ X6 ^& m# l- m
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. - U D/ l) \9 n ^
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my % H6 R# |! x0 G) M) j& R9 w
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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) ~7 R" T$ Y& g7 t& JI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I g3 O2 f. C: w5 U& \& Y2 y
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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8 z+ J' c6 E2 o5 }Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 6 O$ _; H |( x, ~. B! X
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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$ G/ T# }0 P0 Y) N7 O3 e8 l) U! RJust 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. ; T* M& t+ I0 k' h* V5 S
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
7 u' w* K' Y( Y' _% h8 daccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ; l3 A U7 H& i% a' F: B/ k7 l
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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! c8 O* D7 t* N# p 1. Free your heart from hatred. 0 R# f9 d( L6 j+ g+ L
2. Free your mind from worries. ; U, ^# K$ ^" l- Q7 {
3. Live simply. ) P$ h. `9 o+ N; H; b
4. Give more. & \( z/ \. ~6 s6 B3 [7 ~
5. Expect less. |
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