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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 4 O5 y0 s X9 e7 h) E* f7 E
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
: W+ T0 n% e) Y6 {, @shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a * P# Y. W1 B* r1 o2 v9 M* N* L
nursing home today. % l/ R7 B( m( T: M5 V2 Y8 }
- Y7 e1 t5 ]: oHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
9 M! z/ w8 Z9 |( ^ Y+ VAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
1 c; G! o8 a9 o {4 W8 K+ {! \he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. " ~) T* g* H4 s& |; \
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual : t$ [" s) j" n- r4 z- W1 ~" |
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been ) `0 K/ `" F. E
hung on his window. ^% ]9 n' q n- v; t8 G
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ! F3 g: f( Y9 ]; F
just been presented with a new puppy. ' M8 `8 j Y; s1 v& S9 _8 z' y
z' |$ q a. Z"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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. ^+ } D6 j4 z1 s"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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( T1 l! i5 Z- _& d5 X9 K"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 9 j. e6 p/ T8 x) J' }* R
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ; `9 b3 I' _/ E! q+ F- }+ ]+ X+ z
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 7 e; i4 r7 v" K' {* r/ B
5 |! W+ J5 s7 P) ` eIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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: R$ i5 B: H5 @/ G {# cI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ! J" U' R% z. g' y: `5 F
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
9 E2 n7 }# D4 t2 ]and be thankful for the ones that do.
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6 J: R0 G2 V+ r: S0 Y& A/ ?Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 0 }2 M( ]9 Z2 D6 x
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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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 / L/ X4 V+ e0 Q+ y4 ?: W5 F
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) J. ~6 h7 p2 o6 KI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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! r) i% \; u; G! ~/ p; w1 \ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
6 j4 {+ S' s, K* V0 G: O 2. Free your mind from worries.
1 j: j% {0 ~( z5 X0 @% l 3. Live simply.
9 R+ J# M% y K) ~ 4. Give more.
+ ?; W% S/ U& A8 m 5. Expect less. |
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