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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed # B5 u: f+ R* ^! D/ w$ |9 J' g7 N- q
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ! `! w/ \% x/ K( c: C
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
4 \6 t5 k7 j; N$ J2 Znursing home today.
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/ [- P2 Z4 U; \1 X, Z. t* m' zHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# {$ Z. y* x5 CAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
; P' e& E6 V; }/ @4 ~# Zhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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* p, ?8 N6 \6 F% o* @+ `As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
+ S6 M/ F: r! J; N2 @# ?9 W1 |description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been : m9 W# [" A! B& O# v' K
hung on his window. # y' t, O( N( [7 a
0 x. @( m0 y1 p' u0 I. o D8 S"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
2 @. l; u0 g% R8 I( ~just been presented with a new puppy. 7 j% v& M4 J5 a. s2 | Q
, r" K: q/ O8 X% T6 b( M; Z: ~1 v"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." " w3 |, p# {: t9 e) O+ p" [
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ; M: e- _, l- r& h* S# E# v
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my . O, b$ N3 _: b9 K: n
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
- i" @! d, Z1 w: @# ]# QI 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. ( V; T' `/ }0 S/ f" t$ c
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 4 Z/ N0 D& T3 \2 G6 f* p: a: H& r/ Z
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 1 {7 Y- h: ^: g7 d: U- L
and be thankful for the ones that do. 9 E; S3 e! f: Y2 Z w
% e, U4 {) r6 W# ?9 E$ FEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 5 E' C! i' r/ F; G! m0 \/ d
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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( V" R, ~5 V. K6 y& ^, {! WJust 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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* n% K5 `: {: I! o- ^4 m# fSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
P _ o: t, s8 R* R/ O" Raccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 0 T4 ^$ `8 b, c- Z3 U3 u
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 5 \3 j) X Q/ ^; u* n1 s
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
7 b& q( i; s: f1 S' n: _ 2. Free your mind from worries. * f7 {" t5 R/ f# o. v* w1 ^8 [ i
3. Live simply. 4 s0 s$ J+ O! r9 Y1 O2 `9 I
4. Give more. " Q! U3 Y7 s+ |2 v% U$ Y6 j. M, T
5. Expect less. |
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发表于 2006-11-13 17:50
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