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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
! W+ G8 P) u( {; g2 ?% e6 }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
) |6 V/ D' Z, a/ phe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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1 z4 n' h9 V* v$ Y4 z4 TAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 8 j4 P# j) r- ]- u7 T+ [9 `. `+ G' o
description 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."
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. c. z, c0 w/ p5 j, Z7 I"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. + _2 Y7 ~; L6 A) Y" k6 C6 M
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
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) Y+ s9 e: ~# i0 q9 lI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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2 ?5 L) J+ j: ]% b ^: EIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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# w) z" |9 H: X/ t% L5 sI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I , E. w9 H }" {
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed % H1 n1 `$ m. L8 T# A. A q
and be thankful for the ones that do. 2 M- Y. K7 |+ |9 I/ E3 s1 C- X V2 G
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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Just for this time in my life.
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) p2 q# J/ w1 j( P) _* `" \* O# lOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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z9 v" p# c# h$ ~+ [So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
6 o ^6 n/ u' x. jaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
7 [" Q6 T6 w, M) V7 q! n! dI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ! o: e; V3 |8 p+ I
X8 e( ^0 B$ \6 j2 ~ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
: {& E1 L1 B; H2 j5 l1 i' {! ]4 d/ m 2. Free your mind from worries.
5 S K1 P D9 X. l$ R 3. Live simply.
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