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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed - e5 M+ A* L& {, o: h4 i
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
' @) S0 b9 y! O/ n6 ]shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 5 Q. h8 H# s" g1 b9 ?% E6 p' W( G
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. & h4 w: x$ Q" K6 f0 S7 B" ~
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
- N3 d( ]2 b$ z' h$ ?5 \* Nhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. + V! Y9 F3 D' j1 v
9 Z3 M4 P( }4 U: s$ { C9 _As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
& k/ X: t% T* Hdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
) @$ I: o2 g; a; P" hhung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having - B$ N, r; V! T+ M& E$ {
just been presented with a new puppy. 0 ~! a8 k% T4 l
( i. [& _- d& R6 m) r0 Y3 [8 R6 |% J"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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) ^( b) v. n9 t7 a"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
7 d1 a) B1 H) ?; Iroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
4 Z l/ ?9 q g; T. uI 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. + Z# O6 k% |- ]& k/ Z
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 8 b" ^: |/ k H q4 a: q
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ( H; x5 w6 j. q* y, } }" E
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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% m2 b* I8 {: N: c& Z3 ]Just for this time in my life. * O6 k/ v: Z1 F$ n
! H" X5 K, n9 V/ H( h' |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 ; _ p$ L l' |. p4 Z8 ?- M+ L; [
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
0 b. y+ [: x% S. D) hI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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. P3 h5 T# S6 P+ a2 ]4 \6 Y4 I/ G 1. Free your heart from hatred. 7 k* g; A3 c1 i9 A# H# ^1 y7 y: |! c
2. Free your mind from worries. 8 I8 e0 O7 m" {& M3 p. U j4 N
3. Live simply.
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