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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 6 B& L6 }2 e4 A. T
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and $ r3 M3 ?2 D/ i# m
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a # X& h7 w0 M+ e+ v. t: C
nursing home today. $ u5 x- l4 |5 n4 z6 C
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' O% s% B( z) y" j9 o" cAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
. N/ V6 ?, q1 B8 Ghe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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1 ~. l# L. ^& O. Z1 E% ]; eAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
2 e" L9 A; y2 E0 b& N- f2 cdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
/ z) l5 X- b6 q ?0 F, C- E3 phung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 4 W$ F& m H8 L6 }. m
just been presented with a new puppy.
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z$ u- l# ^: V# Z/ U"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." + z* e! P4 W! v Y% r6 h6 a! ^ F
1 r! L j- X, a# S+ U# b"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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. K# o( c* z/ f: \"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ! W; A" G; ?8 {
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
, m" e* e# v3 U+ _+ @- II 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. 6 v6 s6 z! n p0 j( i) M: L
6 }! Q* D7 o6 L" d P6 Y% }I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I & I/ [4 ^( b) t0 }; R: y1 P
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
( j' X- I& D; _7 O/ x) R# Kand 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
/ q0 q3 I( P9 o' zday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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5 H( Z/ M; B wJust 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. ' T' _# A) V$ c( {- }
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 6 I0 x5 H6 {$ D! V
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) e9 h/ \' I& t- ~0 `I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
9 q+ [0 M' U+ @ 2. Free your mind from worries.
8 l3 H; m: R/ y 3. Live simply.
6 }9 S; k" s* V( s" c 4. Give more.
1 k Z; E. `$ ^' j8 }1 Z! J; e0 s8 x 5. Expect less. |
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