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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 8 j7 M& P# W6 v d" [, |
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 6 v3 a1 {; z+ P/ c: g& o1 J9 a9 N
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
2 T6 f+ w7 \) b+ J6 O- J8 Rnursing home today. 0 w$ [& N/ t/ _* f) y- |/ E
* v& t6 S/ {0 qHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
( K8 s U* v/ n+ ?" L3 x( ^After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, % @7 J" f/ f. o4 D: _1 _, Y& y
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. / g1 c0 M# ~* y; u
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual % D3 |% v9 w7 q8 D. R* a
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been $ c( I. v. z. t& O
hung on his window. T" R3 n/ G7 ^' }. b Y
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." - n4 u9 Z7 g1 Z9 d% ~+ O
. o' X* f g* Q: t"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. I8 [) [+ g0 [/ v
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
5 W+ ` x, h; M; | ^room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
: c/ R6 h; R2 [ g/ S8 mI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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6 U; Y# ~2 |& KIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ; d% |( ^8 T; [- w( e
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I - P& K8 l) k' }) |9 r0 |
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
( Q# w, k2 M. C; O: hand be thankful for the ones that do. 6 I) y+ F3 e. {6 e& E
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
5 ?6 H m+ l. X8 x. aday and all the happy memories I've stored away. ) `0 T( Q/ J- z1 s: A5 ]" e
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Just for this time in my life. ' V/ k3 H2 r! P! ?, n1 `+ |2 j: [4 |
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 3 Z$ C( c" F. Q; f# X S+ _( c
% x, z2 {9 ]9 `; V; l/ d, H! iSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
7 s6 H' X* u; ?( I0 ~: X$ daccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ! X2 d- Z* [0 o( c4 c5 ^( ?
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: $ j9 f8 W9 F5 o0 v# P. s
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
j$ Y& s. u: W( T 2. Free your mind from worries. 4 O! e% b) j2 V, r# \- {
3. Live simply. ; a2 L% @7 S4 h0 F7 n/ g. H
4. Give more.
$ l) L8 A: [0 e6 o) d 5. Expect less. |
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