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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed % F' r' m' K& M9 q; N0 A
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
! C0 z) ~" B- `shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 4 R3 ?0 U- f9 I9 m6 S: z7 { c4 f9 \
nursing home today. ; D3 U, a8 ?$ g: @+ A; ~8 i1 K8 o
" s" e; N8 ^9 h8 oHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. . I3 M$ c: ~) N
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, . ]9 V# f, |" Z0 R8 K% A
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 0 T \% h0 o. J/ A$ R5 Y
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been , k* k- _6 j6 k1 x, m( A
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." M7 ~0 A/ A$ \
5 O9 K' V/ f6 o0 F, n"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
4 ]4 a y3 E9 X* eroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 v m+ P, l/ n' `# i- S; U+ mI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." , e& A( g4 m% t- q
% P; P% o( |# X( Y# OIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. $ x; t+ x# S/ D
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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8 f2 z& W2 y2 q9 ^; V$ ~Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
3 Z) v3 i+ U7 J- D2 o- wday and all the happy memories I've stored away. * O: G9 \! t t% ]% c* {
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Just for this time in my life.
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T% p7 N7 L' r r$ c5 ]! uOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 w$ R+ Q' H, P! Q! saccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
/ C1 Z9 ] E, [# Y: `I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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3 ^# ]: u! b" y5 ^ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
. {, T& d# u/ | 2. Free your mind from worries.
" D& t; U# e1 O 3. Live simply.
1 H/ L) K( l8 k. I9 }- ~# r 4. Give more.
# U5 M7 R7 t, [% J 5. Expect less. |
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