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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ! b; e7 n0 t8 Z7 i6 R( W
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ) x* U% N5 z1 c+ W, ?8 v
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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! Y# y* ~/ Y7 m8 PHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. : W! W' B' i2 {( j* C! n# a. V
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ! g# I5 @6 | z2 V
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
$ g; \; i* ?2 a% y' x* l7 ldescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
% p: y; Y+ y4 q$ `7 _6 vhung on his window. + R7 E* E8 s9 ^
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 S M, ^9 j' o& d+ Q0 d! X
just been presented with a new puppy.
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+ }* w8 e! I& ~. d f& ]' \7 ]/ K"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ; e. z9 n# ]( B5 t
2 V) t+ P/ `6 n3 Q"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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3 W1 A- |2 D: {) h"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my " K3 a% E9 [! n% W( Y
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
& V5 ?) {* k" V8 k1 K8 ?* i8 I- iI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." # H/ p; x$ @/ T3 R6 K+ t% _, ^
4 S9 g: f' `4 w. d( s x* \3 oIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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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.
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: m( Q \5 V/ _9 ]! e# X4 N; iEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
$ ^" t1 X' M* C& `! m# E& x* Iday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. 2 B- y. V- v2 v1 c* _
. A% s, Y5 N! n& ?$ ~+ Q4 B* oOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. % x. q+ \9 }/ N& U8 E
3 ^! N& A2 C' s, v2 VSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 ?2 m9 u- M( z( k& M6 j# Qaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
* ^3 j+ o0 `6 Y6 V9 R/ u4 vI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
6 }% d- i" M2 Q6 Q/ Y 2. Free your mind from worries.
: G8 R+ g, { o! [+ x1 K! @# a( _ 3. Live simply.
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7 m+ n" I# c* b$ L 5. Expect less. |
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