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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
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. {( g% c/ _; F5 k+ ]
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 2 R' f5 h# ?! m# [
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. " E1 P% n/ h0 |, K" I
1 |. e& T( p" M5 `& ]As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
' U. {+ @! p$ ], }( ]description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
! R- W0 c6 e3 Y' p: yhung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having % O" |7 U4 t0 M+ _! m
just been presented with a new puppy.
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: N! `) { Y$ N# g! P"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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+ e' P( T: k8 [/ k! I& c' {"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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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."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
8 d: X. D) }( Lhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
" {* V5 E( l0 d) V. W/ z: x* vand be thankful for the ones that do.
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" l/ u/ c/ b( o" r' i7 P0 WEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
( D p, w$ N4 s, d! Sday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. ' w- a* B) |( \9 q* x
: x5 {8 q, b0 Q9 i3 ?0 O3 {0 @. L: nOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 7 W% z4 q- W' }; R7 D# C$ D& Z
4 }3 r; ?+ A. JSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 8 x N3 i. w4 P3 m6 V
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
0 m! B( Z7 J( {4 ^+ w oI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 8 y# P3 K2 V9 n8 m4 `: \
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1. Free your heart from hatred. ' y1 X/ H! r0 N' h$ Y
2. Free your mind from worries.
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4. Give more.
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