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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
: Y% E& _* F0 @: C- Q8 t4 Meach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
' ^" j; _- O$ \, D$ Z* L! S( lshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
% Q/ s( y) s3 o0 K8 ] M& T0 nnursing home today. 0 ~$ C. B7 ] K3 C" x/ A
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. # z5 _ V$ f7 A$ t
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 5 c, |7 g" ?( V7 r* S
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. # }9 f# m% W' A$ x% Y6 j, a
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
5 _2 E, M. J0 \6 ]0 r( _: \description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
; D3 K/ ~" ~" m" g/ m6 ?hung on his window. 0 w3 o+ h3 j3 c+ Y, {
, M+ R8 u- o) i' q7 s! o3 R3 l2 L"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having C+ W5 i8 l7 N& I* _
just been presented with a new puppy. , \! o* f3 y0 `+ C' i
6 M9 v( t0 a7 y$ _"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." . n. ~* P& J9 ^4 m* n2 }
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 0 ^/ C7 D5 U+ ]* E
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
6 T0 V: H" ?( e7 r) n+ S/ {; Y& Aroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
V) S/ D# D0 h- ^% m" d2 G5 oI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 5 ~# X% \& T4 f- F* D) V+ g
/ r3 U1 { p9 k: C' A LIt'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
7 ^ h' k4 a. H" ?8 n' }! ahave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
, A8 {# e8 K3 {6 G) Z6 e: gand be thankful for the ones that do.
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5 I, K6 C. E& ~, @7 qEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new s0 E `. s j2 ?
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 8 K+ Z( Z0 a: F8 S
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Just for this time in my life. ! G9 j5 Z7 n( p2 u
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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 ) P% m. p! f4 K9 h* v
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
" b8 W4 J8 q% F4 {- cI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 0 h8 t7 O/ e% Q. u
2. Free your mind from worries. 3 f5 D- Y6 w: ]" {0 k0 C
3. Live simply. + M# t: s F' r- M( `2 `0 ]
4. Give more. 9 C5 U4 D; Q2 D2 f
5. Expect less. |
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