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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed . k5 E: y2 q* x3 e
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 2 F+ p! U$ B/ ?
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a , D* F, H" e1 u1 I5 z- Q( s
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. A2 c9 w3 z1 P$ R( k# N
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
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2 R" [+ C8 f, ?& w) jAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 9 n8 \+ O. G; n4 U
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 0 v) t* b D0 \- }* x
hung on his window. ) w' O, J% H) v
( A+ S% a- e- k' V u4 `6 ?"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having , E& r7 u6 V# A9 l e& g, L
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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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
: u7 ]+ s# y/ X- j" kroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 4 f1 c) d. }$ Q+ ^0 J, t
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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( W( u/ o- r' j) t+ CIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 0 \$ R" ~; q! {" e6 f& z' }
2 s! c4 B5 q) T4 n3 p: W0 w4 fI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
- I' Z! a3 n* t% mhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
2 O( X) @3 ?' ~ ?* Mand be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
% b$ _# v O3 W0 J8 I. G0 p; lday and all the happy memories I've stored away. ! q2 j+ y1 j8 F2 k! O, h2 Z. D
; K, F3 E, q& x' ]1 ?/ F$ nJust for this time in my life. ; |/ F' D# ~! r: Z0 T W
) s1 q: I6 S: v; X, [- K! q! U0 LOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. * P" Q% N" u( M. g9 h; n
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
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I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 3 E; b' L* M f$ m
" D" A7 S; z$ m3 b: S7 V 1. Free your heart from hatred.
, a5 ~. H+ c# z; n 2. Free your mind from worries. ( s* W) ~1 Q) o- R! ?
3. Live simply. / F# `; Y6 w, J6 w3 s
4. Give more.
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发表于 2006-11-13 17:50
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