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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ( P; U1 ~5 K, d4 n
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
3 i3 s; }# u: r7 ^shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a & ]1 m% i8 t! ~+ ~$ @" \ W
nursing home today. 8 P* |- W7 Q# ]+ Y0 d
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
- ?0 C9 u8 J" v5 N# u! c- |! YAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
) Y+ B) A) q- G5 Q# F: [/ A+ ehe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 4 n) ]& H6 Q6 X7 c2 d8 h; }( E4 `
/ I. V# [) e) @; dAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual . A# S: g& p5 \3 \* U6 G
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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0 A% h: s0 z5 X$ Y8 c"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
9 e8 E9 i& S* u2 }0 V) ]* L4 Qjust been presented with a new puppy. 8 f8 a$ a X0 a3 R+ }' z
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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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3 k* L5 R9 w* Q6 K; P"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
4 S7 c4 T/ o/ m1 Jroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how % F a7 e0 L5 m5 Z& L- X. ?
I 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. 7 K% s( E6 A$ G: z2 I) U) Y+ v: M( V
3 J+ J& ]( ]$ V6 z1 UI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ; L& u2 W. A" q! g) i6 M( M* c+ ^
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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3 a2 t. ^% A! T- V5 h$ R. M uEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
. [& ~3 U$ H0 W9 B! \, t: Q+ o4 pday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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/ n& N9 v: l2 N# uJust 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. 6 R% D7 ^' k k; U" ~
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
0 W$ D1 C& ]% u1 R* G# }( haccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. $ w( w6 ?# m0 M( s8 \* N
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: : {7 v' k2 } P$ S k3 M7 V1 p6 b
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
. p3 }/ A0 F& t5 b0 [: r; A! T/ M 2. Free your mind from worries.
! }: ^/ ^; C: S, c* v 3. Live simply.
1 _- I2 z, ?, e- H 4. Give more. : |& U9 `# e5 E( f8 R. Y
5. Expect less. |
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