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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
8 R( ?9 ~2 U. B: A, M, J7 K# eeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and ( C( E( v2 o2 H; H# T
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
# ^) H y) s, k8 \nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
8 `8 k! Y, a$ E3 D) l/ VAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 8 {7 J. e- w! R4 W3 m- g: n
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. * x8 C# B. v" B- ^+ S2 V
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 8 F* A/ C& r1 t! `
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been # m+ \' I' ?& h, ]* Q
hung on his window.
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8 g( k8 O4 f' s% q3 ^* B! E"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 8 B! Z7 _# T2 a h6 x
just been presented with a new puppy. 9 u: b$ }: }- f5 _7 Z
0 B. r k2 B" z+ i"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." " X6 V7 o4 d& f& h8 X# L( S/ F
, U) w4 Q' L) J9 i"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ! w( ~2 e) v; U" G
4 h$ k2 U; e) K4 o/ q' d"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
+ t4 ^( }; Q: _6 A: t6 B; D) jroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ) ~6 F A' X) U* b8 b j1 ~+ B; A
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." % c, P" e8 c# A$ y# y
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 9 b" V4 Z1 l9 c/ m3 K
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I + P: A0 `' l! P6 _% O4 O3 x
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ; a P4 V% x1 l
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 0 I, f# K, q# b0 s3 q- I
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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.
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; g3 {/ ?3 Z: g1 oSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank / O' t$ T0 @. _6 v8 M% a
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ; S) h q1 o+ e ^
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 r, [5 I2 Z9 @1 l _9 D' ~
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 9 n3 k. d2 d8 k8 L
2. Free your mind from worries.
: H0 y3 a: Z" v, U* n 3. Live simply. * b4 i# E" E x
4. Give more. 2 y. K( R1 @! [2 D, J/ z
5. Expect less. |
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