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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a & `$ Z! x& R: ]' b7 a
nursing home today.
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0 f1 Z& {) H1 b( I! kHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. : m+ E; }% F$ d6 F5 O* W
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
* T8 k+ H$ t bhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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U0 x0 b4 b: W$ q) dAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ! ]" R( l7 ~' C6 Q- v
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
: u" Y8 Z& ^7 t0 G/ H* r& Ihung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ' r0 J. q% V1 R% L6 g1 F
just been presented with a new puppy. % i8 m8 d2 Y4 ]8 S* _
4 {# h( A' M+ p1 Y8 D"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 6 K+ r) Y4 @& R7 \7 K2 Z7 U) o7 }) z* J
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 6 A2 j7 V, ^( ^5 j; Z) H
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my - f3 n9 c: g( c$ S8 U% K
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
+ p8 g) ?3 d- iI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." * B# q7 M+ K% }1 W E2 w; _% G# i8 Y
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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( N) A/ H3 e& R) Y1 _I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 F- Q1 K; z& p( B. yhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed " }+ z1 H% }; H$ |" v1 S
and 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 $ J1 j, r) I0 v
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 2 `% u8 t, x( i
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Just for this time in my life. 8 i. h) \: Y5 I9 U! w
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ) k7 ~) p5 G" c, G Y0 @3 Z3 f
7 k+ R0 j. o4 ~- Z3 ^So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank / _0 M/ \' \7 l
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. * j5 o* w- z9 J3 U3 T6 T) H
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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/ {3 L8 Z. z/ E1 t! E* m 1. Free your heart from hatred.
; Q: f% d. A4 q 2. Free your mind from worries.
9 o$ m+ C/ J9 A3 E N 3. Live simply. 4 H( Z2 Y: i5 q$ A+ s
4. Give more. ) I) A7 m+ ^' L8 e0 I# J" e) B" [
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