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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ' Q0 F* A, V0 L- J, }
nursing home today. 5 z6 [6 _2 ^4 g# L
2 b) Y8 x7 j1 f! }+ A8 H0 cHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
1 P; u/ R0 t. u; U; e; [After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 8 r, K4 E0 ~6 A! K3 ~" p$ O
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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( d' S: i8 H' Y9 S2 v' X" x9 G3 s, zAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
* F, A+ P1 g# z) M: F2 Z! Udescription 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
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ! V$ r9 A1 [$ x6 F6 S1 C; x
- T q8 n( u5 ^" q# ?"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. & J" H3 s- X' E2 F2 G# H# U
/ N3 N% x& o V3 W7 _9 u" ` i"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my % @( j3 P4 f: j: r4 d9 h
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
4 i* b- H4 p7 `3 C. }: k0 d6 ~* xI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 5 p" H ^1 c6 r% E. E
5 k, S6 B7 E# ~ ]3 [$ n) aIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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8 ]4 e9 l. O& xI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ' ^) ]1 v5 h0 }3 H3 [4 l
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ! U5 M; N: O6 R2 r
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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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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
: p$ _6 O- {$ L' Haccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) u2 j3 i z }" T' n1 q2 ?7 WI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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& {- I' Q3 Y1 r' W- I 1. Free your heart from hatred.
; q5 B2 [$ x& c8 B2 Z3 d 2. Free your mind from worries.
3 p% {4 U' K2 Y: q: M" v 3. Live simply.
1 V- P3 _" l# q; h) q4 h 4. Give more.
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