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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
" ^6 b) q# R) _( ?. r3 O0 Leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 4 j0 g4 V& O+ X/ p# j, N" y& A
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 4 M0 v- A7 }# K* `" O; T
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
! u+ p; k& G" T, _: G$ K/ p. }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
! g- x6 |5 r8 g8 Y: K5 X& x$ she smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. * f, J# f @9 S2 g
6 h2 ^4 O, g5 K5 x! P IAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 2 S% B# O8 z" W# e) e
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been " s, U7 Z5 k: o: R! w0 L
hung on his window. # I/ c2 w! h8 e8 I
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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: E8 ~7 i! l/ K1 H"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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: n( p5 a+ s8 z: S& W+ K( F"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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: b$ |* n% Y) F$ I5 l* G* ?5 D"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ; L: s. ?3 e& F6 t* c
4 W$ |3 M4 A1 ]: Q6 P* dIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 8 c7 U9 x; t, h* }
: i* ^1 c$ I+ |$ g# ~2 u bI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
! \ r. X, J, ?8 c: x" Xhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
+ W) d4 ` D4 X' aand be thankful for the ones that do.
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1 v: X8 S! j9 d# ~' o8 V* oEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
0 A" b6 j' J8 oday and all the happy memories I've stored away. % x1 B) G2 g* Y, V. l
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Just for this time in my life.
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, [9 }" t" x$ T1 N3 ^; I" M, nOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. / I- b* |$ ]$ X7 `+ O
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
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I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: & n3 D+ _0 E2 ^; T+ Z; G" t2 J$ K3 {
5 R. w. [. j/ z2 B; _$ z% X 1. Free your heart from hatred.
) U/ U. {$ m3 M) M4 | 2. Free your mind from worries. 6 C' O" ~! b2 Q1 k
3. Live simply. 4 ~4 K- a8 x# }0 U$ \$ Q+ F5 c
4. Give more.
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