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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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1 A$ G% U: _, n; ~His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. & Z% @* X T5 J7 p W
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
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( }2 i# h: E$ Y; y$ eAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ! j- M9 D' t( p1 O: F3 ~
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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$ c5 C* t7 }, i/ h9 G0 K2 l! x- ^, {"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 3 u2 ]8 |' j# H
just been presented with a new puppy. ) N" _) R; D& x C& ~
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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) R" R- Q2 ^: O5 ]"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 5 c/ J: S! U5 [8 i- R
+ ^" p3 W, y1 l# X$ s3 R+ R"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my - B& f& G7 u ]+ F/ x
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
! G- \3 f+ t9 W% rI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ! `1 X1 N/ _; \/ W
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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
+ p4 B- f# _$ B. a6 U/ ohave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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Just for this time in my life. 1 l9 `) }$ C+ w7 F- }
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. % @1 L# J( I! I) ]' n
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
: ^ {! j) {. {+ Y' S. H/ s; ~3 iaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
6 o! r* s( }( y- JI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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" S+ K- ~2 U& ]/ U) |' j1 K 1. Free your heart from hatred. + m: o8 O" p' A1 B0 r
2. Free your mind from worries. 7 Q) M% b5 p K; ]& c
3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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