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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ; H' Q/ l/ B5 I& j, s
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ( |5 }5 `" u1 S4 F( H$ e4 \
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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2 Y. i( c9 S+ a) Z E6 eHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ' R6 K' r# Q( u6 B7 U
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
/ }# r5 J* z. T7 a7 ^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 8 J2 T' ^. A) i! `- f! V
description 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 . _& Z) _' j) | o+ A
just been presented with a new puppy. ; j" ~0 I, l/ O- V
) Q/ X7 {1 n6 G1 _8 j* C3 G"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." $ ]; [# {% Q$ d1 F: A
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 3 u3 s3 z8 l& g5 O _3 Q4 U
2 |$ K* p% L0 m; O G' B"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ! U* j8 j ^" F$ _7 Z
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ) R% z5 J- ]; r, @( @
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. # [2 V: s' ]" t, V( W! N: }4 g. N
6 v$ ~# i+ M( z6 V* V% cI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I $ B! F* v# b( W5 n' C$ Y
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed $ k1 @( h( b$ |( I
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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9 j! J# D7 B( X8 u |3 fEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new " K8 _: X; _1 D" A+ v
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. - p8 u* q6 `1 L& U$ Q9 m# ]
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Just for this time in my life. ! P8 i) @& ^* e1 w5 z" Z( j$ r0 x7 W
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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& X: @+ r/ T" fSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank & C8 z F( Q- u' c: H$ H* d
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) S' M: T: L& z6 o8 w* T2 ]/ FI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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& a4 p, r+ U; L# |" ]$ _% j 1. Free your heart from hatred.
- r. B( P7 y. [ 2. Free your mind from worries. ; `9 l, a2 l- |# t4 V/ I% X
3. Live simply. 4 c1 @. M' l( g# ^
4. Give more. . p$ c* }/ c( K
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