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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* e/ T1 P$ a }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 5 @# p6 s1 O2 g
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
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having % M: j9 X4 \: f B8 ~6 c# ~) W5 _
just been presented with a new puppy. 1 d2 P" L8 b, C/ O
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." u+ C9 G' H& ?) }
. c# U% t- A2 M! [6 }4 O"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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4 d7 P2 M; P1 k' K x3 O"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my : R2 T6 O5 Z" ?: b9 K( i7 c
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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8 A& I. l* k* K' ~9 @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 % y) ]9 A8 t& c# c- P
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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, e1 _/ m3 S% ^0 JEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new . K. P) I$ @1 M$ m; O7 o- z
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. $ Y5 z/ w$ o Z" Q5 _, |7 R
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. " N# b* N& ~! W) F, b& A( \
5 ^1 c: V2 z' `: f& q/ L5 C5 J$ LSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
) q4 B. e0 ]" Z- B; yaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. * j; C- E. X+ p6 s1 U
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: . L7 k6 K6 M- y a, N3 B! }) t
4 }1 l. o9 h" N) q; \% g 1. Free your heart from hatred. 7 R0 Q6 t/ K" t; ^2 A8 u& u
2. Free your mind from worries.
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7 w2 o, d' H) X0 E4 t 4. Give more.
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