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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed & r' g$ k! P; c; X" s3 Z
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 4 C, u. s7 I# O5 O3 Q
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
! e1 G/ ~1 E9 f. Y; Tnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. ' L; Z8 v0 G. v4 {" i
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 V M: w7 s0 Ihe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 9 ^& M( [. h* |* N
% g s( g- v/ E/ k& M$ u+ QAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
( I3 V7 o! p$ M; b7 s! t. B1 Adescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been ! C; O! }- b4 J3 e8 S* N( F* I5 V
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
6 `& i% n: ]- w1 `/ w0 n3 N: cjust been presented with a new puppy. 2 s$ U3 s2 M$ N* ?- E6 N2 f
) y( R3 [2 H. ?7 J"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. " W7 ^2 \! d, L: |
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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." , U; x2 V6 z) A
3 z% n1 G" V& d! M3 I9 T, iIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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, @3 A4 R* _9 v' M9 I/ \ V. cI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
) D$ [. e4 b1 lhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed # @* b! A4 s7 Y& C9 `! h
and be thankful for the ones that do. / ^: \$ }/ a5 ^0 q; L% A& z
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
( `; [0 C2 { r4 z% i6 q: Iday and all the happy memories I've stored away. - ~1 R% `2 ^3 u" y# q) V# ?
' y9 g. G3 s C0 k1 RJust for this time in my life. ! k! G5 \3 S) Q5 ?' h
- s: Z. n6 D x1 d$ p$ LOld 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 ! K2 P# W5 f5 u
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ; W2 p! K0 o6 ]: F/ X6 m' G& J
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 3 I# p' m% J: F, j0 m4 L. Q
; W, G" y( N9 u$ w 1. Free your heart from hatred. # c9 `% ~7 H) q9 Q
2. Free your mind from worries.
$ w& Z4 O) C( }5 g$ @# h. |! K 3. Live simply.
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7 R# \5 X- Z/ ~6 D, `& O 5. Expect less. |
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