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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed % M$ k* P2 s- V; X: Q
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
& k9 R1 L# D( U( [) B' Z$ J) |shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
& ^# i. F" F: ?+ R6 s6 anursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 9 E$ \" T- z$ b& D' p% b
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
4 O0 v$ `8 [% A0 S9 D; \he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window. & K7 X# T7 O- V$ t9 K9 [- i
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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, z; P8 n9 y0 d0 B' u, p"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." % [0 o4 f5 Z' o6 m; B% \7 I0 ~. b
, N: o* O7 _, H4 @* n# M"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 3 g2 Z( [. D& M: S/ P
* w9 p% K& y" S( J0 I" n( I"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ' u% |4 o7 T I$ ^" ?3 A
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
2 o* r* d7 Y; R7 p4 \9 Q5 JI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ) T W' x- ^+ G8 M0 M. a
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. a" W& y! |7 ]$ p: A; J' }
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do. * W! l3 ]( E" }3 W! Z
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
- h. x' S/ T$ u+ Dday and all the happy memories I've stored away. / Q( ~; D+ y$ K- y
7 B; R& b, D. Y N5 u% m. L5 fJust for this time in my life.
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8 D3 d% |& p0 {: b9 ~Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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# u) C/ G$ F3 _So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 3 e, n* T8 w' t2 a8 N' L ?
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
* x! C, c, U& UI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: + k3 ^/ C1 h' P: `
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply.
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