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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 8 M) b! @6 p, F* a6 ^
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and # a" W, _; O9 i
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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. d1 S3 Q2 F! `3 kHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
; p& u+ u- e9 L) u+ C# ]After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, * C( |6 W& Z+ P- ]+ \6 E
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. % [' F( f5 z6 N0 X
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual & l! T5 A2 a3 s2 i: i2 s2 G, Y. O
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 7 n9 H+ K3 U' u1 }
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having - y- C* P. V0 B y0 Z; i
just been presented with a new puppy. . d7 `6 q4 W: @) v3 M& S n6 A9 `
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 2 A( u: q" Y1 K+ L1 b3 v1 c4 W
1 }9 s; Z; o. L' q; v, o+ D"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 8 z1 ]* p& O: V' v9 I5 z- L: S
7 q4 }) `/ X1 x& }* }4 W"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
) m9 K6 Y2 v# ?' Y8 z' rroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
1 `6 `0 O1 g: v2 b5 I; MI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 6 o3 p! Z. i, V0 v" w- {
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
3 n( c% s1 g5 ]5 p0 Zhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed * Y$ N: {* {8 I3 u, V" w
and be thankful for the ones that do. * L; c, F* u! w. O0 T
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 9 M( j& b9 \# @
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 3 e7 ^) Q( H5 L# B( t
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Just 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. " d. ]' l5 p1 A; |
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ; t! d5 L8 f$ j: z
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
2 \7 z, a! f% u! ^' r+ |I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ! |9 q, i& Z6 u/ |: G$ l+ c# [
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
X/ F8 @# i, h3 B' l 2. Free your mind from worries.
3 G* }3 k/ Y7 f% R 3. Live simply. $ m* K7 e' E& ]- |6 @/ }
4. Give more.
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