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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 1 ]: S$ b+ }( @, v5 i% l$ G
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 8 }" @0 _- |% G* p9 c6 U( t9 v
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
+ X! m& C2 q3 {8 [( k. U% X5 IAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
4 k# s" W% ^& O: lhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ( N/ C: f, V/ @, S1 H) m
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual F& L+ L: g. J L3 d6 v
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been $ ^) H$ [; f# L# o' N& J
hung on his window. . p9 V; ?! f/ o" D \
' l$ f( s9 h, n( ?3 t$ z6 C8 B6 X"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
5 K' B$ `! U: i" Bjust 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. M" ]# h# L: `' W8 o
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my - {; ~1 |2 C. @% S0 m9 X+ I
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 5 ?/ D, ~* N+ a. g- C$ f f
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." / G1 A2 i( v2 W& x* \1 Q
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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
0 a1 o% y* E5 z. C& B+ y: ghave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed : J0 L, h; H, j. R$ j' L! ~
and be thankful for the ones that do. ) m$ c9 C5 E6 T" H# k& ]! }
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
9 @5 Q4 C4 E* M! e/ Bday and all the happy memories I've stored away. 9 ~# A! c$ L$ L. r4 A% s2 M- ~
- \" s2 N. @! D% iJust for this time in my life. : h0 \0 L& b2 x% V+ t
8 v5 D0 [) I3 i5 WOld 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 ( B0 N. N5 z/ M" n6 r5 G2 r# h
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ; a8 h) d: V# W# t1 n
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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8 ]7 D3 ]( t$ f! U1 F J$ w4 @ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
* D. \7 L7 ?5 i, H 2. Free your mind from worries. 1 a: F: ]- |9 E! N% Q8 C
3. Live simply. 8 q7 R2 {6 Q) H/ F' k& b/ C& b" P+ h
4. Give more.
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