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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 4 q2 `0 ]# Y* }! w. G# l
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and A' }4 z. |/ C6 g X! \- ]
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
9 z; j' F! r3 S1 ^. F4 A1 tnursing home today. ' X. S, V8 @. N+ @
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ! e# t/ n, w' ]1 X+ L9 C
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
8 D" B, w, |. w4 h) Che smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 4 _6 _# A4 {1 s' `4 A: X
7 N) M% S0 R1 R2 p: G/ CAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
. a+ V4 h! V1 e2 k$ Y. t8 t# Z) w, pdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
. w: k/ i1 Z( T& n1 Dhung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 6 l7 G8 h0 i! [: x3 S: ^
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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$ `2 Z {0 B% V5 M0 g% [' W"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
; u# d8 F1 p3 Groom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 7 G7 B! Q, Q6 k n$ z& A" s7 c
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 8 u7 `) ?$ r( E( E6 L& z8 }
! e- b9 [) D8 e! B" ?' M; m0 t, ?5 T, }It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. " U; {8 t& V1 a5 W( g! x# C m
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 3 x7 e2 D' b1 ^
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed - {5 W" j( {% l) q2 c
and be thankful for the ones that do. # m3 S, T Q6 a' `
4 }( O8 q4 m f3 l: lEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ f2 o! t$ i8 R3 d0 ~day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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. H: ?, v% N: p" C0 O& _Just for this time in my life. 2 K% E5 _. a, t" {, y5 {7 J0 U* U! K+ v
$ F( u; O; m/ J6 \7 O$ GOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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% j2 G% m2 J8 i {9 F. USo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
d, `% G# C3 @5 N6 R" Y! Maccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 6 w! I3 a' P3 p9 r4 K6 Z% S
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred. ) f5 Y2 g& q+ z1 ~5 V
2. Free your mind from worries.
/ a8 v5 S2 e/ m( g( i0 S 3. Live simply. 5 J: Z A$ P1 Z8 S+ y
4. Give more. - @! P+ S8 G' L. X* \1 A9 s0 _
5. Expect less. |
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