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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
/ U7 F, T# O2 reach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
x! b$ H* E* I) \, Z+ b6 ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ! I0 h! t3 W) o! A+ w- o2 f
nursing home today. 9 T# X6 P( X$ r) Z8 L
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
5 K4 w4 F$ w1 y+ M: r9 TAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ; A4 u* L; g( L) {! @- n
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. " P; p# g. B+ O8 U
: S; z |/ R: o6 F* w" i' r2 {& s1 d( IAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
9 j5 v# a# z8 j4 \% Kdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
! y% L- r' C8 c$ C- V0 T8 L3 Lhung on his window. 5 e$ ]6 }1 Y7 Y. q; x4 ?
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 6 o1 |- e- f8 G: p, y0 k
just been presented with a new puppy.
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( Z/ F' q5 P E2 s$ t! U"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." % A5 n7 H, `+ i% `
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 0 S& W3 }5 B0 [
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
* }; y0 A' B9 D8 f$ |3 |room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 8 A) S, z$ ^; c$ \$ R# ]
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. + o$ X5 `+ E$ w9 Y& ^
) X$ T! \9 i4 V6 RI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I , \3 Y+ W, `' b* W1 [
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
& G2 t: k v) qand be thankful for the ones that do.
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3 y' o+ Q7 k* ^Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
' T) [( ^8 r! r# h% W0 Yday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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3 X7 K) N1 z8 l$ N* f3 KJust for this time in my life.
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; `) x( q D& L+ Y! ?4 D6 FOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. , d* r: N* g; @! n t) ?
% S& ~! M( I( [8 v. T0 i) KSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 6 a3 x* W5 r. G" T% e
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. $ u% `7 V& [; n5 K% }0 U
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ]' S H9 I5 x, G9 z$ Q) c
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
) q+ B2 f- `0 V5 T( r 2. Free your mind from worries. " u6 Z0 e) o! s' K# A
3. Live simply. 0 p8 D$ I# y& W6 f. y( @: D; L
4. Give more.
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