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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 7 B& c- _, J# ]5 j9 E3 o' g4 I
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
( y; Y% U. U9 w1 c/ nshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 9 A+ W& ^$ M, n+ D' G: _
nursing home today. , ^ A6 k: z2 N9 q0 J g
1 o P9 L5 E+ k8 s/ F6 a4 T4 hHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ s$ S8 A2 P& h- V7 h( jAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, * e1 F; a9 a( a3 Z! `# i5 y1 U
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. / I4 k# x/ c& m9 ?2 S9 S. r
" e6 I8 W) O. qAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
4 P$ h' J1 H" F- j8 Z( ?0 zdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been + b, _4 x+ g' e, `3 w8 k: }' |
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
2 s P. k/ ]$ C$ k: @1 djust been presented with a new puppy.
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& ~! s$ o; }0 n. h, j% H5 h"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ' n2 P0 g5 P Q" J! ~7 ?
; i+ K8 h8 q# M I! V+ k4 U"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. : h9 h P1 P8 Q7 I
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." - W. E& Q4 l$ X/ n; s/ Q
: @5 M3 ]9 g/ |/ a/ k1 pIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ( @, E/ G/ n# C* b' N7 t- L& I
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
2 v8 [- L, E. F9 p5 Fhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed $ Z4 X" l5 q- [5 o
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
- w1 O+ m. t5 vday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. 9 u+ Q# j `5 E1 g2 U+ C
5 Q; W# X$ x) I7 z5 f* }; WOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. & i2 _( }7 t6 c% `. ]
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 4 f& x. G4 w3 l" [ l) Q
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
# V5 W5 g: m/ H/ @' tI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: " @' B% _+ ?; a9 X
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
' F1 g) K8 p& n+ P2 R: b 2. Free your mind from worries. & v0 } f9 Q f! d
3. Live simply.
5 L6 U/ L: T5 i; P+ ~: h: T 4. Give more.
% t$ e5 U3 B1 C2 o 5. Expect less. |
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