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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. # ]! V- f! l# k4 o' o% X, u
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
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" A1 w, E. [2 o& d; r; c( T2 {As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual * ^- ], V' I7 _8 ?; w. O
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been ' A7 o7 ]# q6 {+ x+ G' F
hung on his window. 5 u. @1 z6 s" m l
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 7 }+ p- \' Q8 }
just been presented with a new puppy.
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. u) m# d& K4 Z$ E) s# S+ e# S5 f"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 9 _! y7 @) O9 e( a" h
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. * y6 f {( S) ~" d+ X) w
: X, [% s" T1 x; O8 {: N"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my $ b& N, H) Q: }3 F( d
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how : Z# Y* F) \# Z2 e4 s, K* D
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ) u/ x2 c% {7 g9 e& A/ K9 a$ [
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It'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 $ ~8 M0 F' v: I P! i4 f4 { ~
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 2 V: `" i h" ]. v2 n, @
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
5 Y; N7 b) a% Tday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. 7 Y0 x# L9 Q5 I2 a1 [
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Old 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 * u/ o0 k7 y1 J/ y" M T
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
8 y1 d ^8 M- i4 pI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 3 l8 q1 Y* p& H5 n- ?, I- i
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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4 G% t, ~) ~4 p V- @" k 3. Live simply. ( x. h- L' J" J' L% k7 V
4. Give more. 9 B. C% [4 x. K) c1 f! `& `
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发表于 2006-11-13 17:50
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