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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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6 m: W' M. I5 V' tshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
1 \) H* ^! M4 Gnursing home today.
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X5 X- d& R5 e4 Z( a2 U6 X( ~His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ' M$ S/ c% E5 z% S9 P* Y' J# \9 ]
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
+ G# P, Y+ }, }' Q. she smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 4 O# Z& M# j- m7 b r* P1 I! Y y
1 P8 x) O! ?) }. yAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
: ^" X4 V! A8 q2 ?( B3 W+ x% ~description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ' y t& H& t% o8 F7 |% [9 x f) n
just been presented with a new puppy. 6 G5 o6 [$ j9 ]; |" F- s# A+ }
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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# ]) k/ u; z! ^# g, M x( z"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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5 i5 g0 @: C8 e5 Q"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my % U6 U2 j/ G8 U+ J/ E8 R: V# N
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
. A) a# r% i) }+ q, jI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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# U+ x3 m- A' r0 {! n5 I YIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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0 x" K+ r/ _% U7 |7 q$ zI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do.
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; f2 t$ B/ M9 e% J. ~Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
# H; t- a2 Z+ y4 P( Q% zday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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( G* D: f3 }0 b& ` W& ]0 e7 }Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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8 j/ r8 o$ C. b e9 c4 aSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 N" Y+ ]+ i& {5 \ faccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
6 W3 Z2 R) d3 p. j3 B9 z5 H. {I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: / n8 [- m0 o5 w
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply.
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