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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 9 W4 [" K8 ?( d% ]
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
* ~* O' ^+ f( S6 B$ `( j$ Ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a & {1 ^; U. R5 q9 S" V
nursing home today. 5 C1 I, _$ b6 C2 u
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
& W) ?' d4 \* \After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
% v& O$ m5 l5 l7 ~3 Ehe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 0 d4 l9 ?( ]+ U( h2 T; ]
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual $ ?+ d0 S( E7 k. `
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 3 i9 O+ ^# Q5 e1 [& a
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 5 ?1 d# L5 @. @" b5 h. b8 ^( f6 a
just been presented with a new puppy. 9 g& U" r% ^: v+ [6 f. h
" K( ]# G3 _7 h( Q+ B"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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" o/ J6 Y1 A7 q3 S"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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* N8 l5 ~" y0 J6 n! h3 b"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
4 I* }* }+ p" q) w- z! ?. ~room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
$ `0 P. t2 h* s7 T( ^: @: eI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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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 2 U6 ~" g6 L; q6 } t
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
$ g/ S( m- y) U0 F; v; B2 S0 Vand be thankful for the ones that do. : e4 V# M s. @ `. p0 o
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
( [8 b9 o( |! } [" S5 F7 Q) `5 Aday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. & k. R8 o# f6 y
. f! X: t+ l8 \4 k7 I3 p5 ^So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank , X% Z1 { ]. |5 E- J
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
" j$ L1 b& p. y7 a5 W& v. v% ?I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ; j/ E x5 B( P$ Q/ z$ A# \
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
& Y5 ]5 }/ l) v) ] 2. Free your mind from worries.
. U0 f0 \4 m' K6 T% O7 A0 U- x" c 3. Live simply. A) b$ e1 G' S0 s
4. Give more.
; Y% w' g- @4 d% }. t- r# ?1 L 5. Expect less. |
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