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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed - n4 x4 j8 g- D. t
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
3 I% C. I1 J" [shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
( k# z. H' |# w$ ynursing home today. & b* H0 ~- V- h$ z# B
* e3 |: J u: q; {. ?His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
6 ]" {7 }, C: ^) a% t- MAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
: }' E( i) G1 n% {he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 2 Y6 X2 U- N# h; ] ?- x
2 F, B; n! n/ p: x, iAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 2 I+ x K) D) h) p" i: A5 c/ Z: g0 ]
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been % p \ M* z9 \6 |! q, _$ a# H
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 4 p$ p! D8 ], `. \ L
just been presented with a new puppy. ) l3 \0 |" N1 m' m( k3 [
Y, l. Q) C+ I4 E"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 2 R- c6 r; I" y. v# |- N' \$ k
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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
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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. ; S& p+ T) \+ D
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ( ~0 L! o! t2 P; P$ l' ^6 t- i$ b6 D
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
, `# q& e! {9 V; ^& s% i+ T% Yand be thankful for the ones that do. ( W9 D$ S5 h1 l# W
& W# ]* ~9 q+ `2 s# QEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 6 `! U N* m5 U8 g4 P
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ; h7 [4 ]% y6 T; E' ~
J" L" I* D) NJust 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. ' ~, v: A! q8 L+ x4 P4 A
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank . L/ g- g/ q0 P6 _% R; l
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. $ R2 U' y- |) n6 s7 n' X
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: $ H8 k$ P. @; T' V1 P9 T% F- D
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 0 W' k8 Z* U1 u% K r3 F/ e% N
2. Free your mind from worries.
" d) n, \. `0 x, j5 q K, E 3. Live simply.
1 M% U5 G$ }2 ?& o 4. Give more. & S+ W5 J4 |0 M
5. Expect less. |
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