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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
) @6 g) X+ `, feach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# V' \1 k# O5 a3 e) ]' Y& u2 e/ RAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 P2 {; Q" _8 ?- e* G% U5 dhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ' i/ Q0 H) U* h0 |, B
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual # m$ T0 ?1 ^) _+ ?9 T
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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& W( h! X' V g0 W- @1 R"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
! h1 I0 ?1 i6 i' F$ p+ o/ F5 N6 bjust been presented with a new puppy.
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0 O$ `; O5 F$ E& m( v- H1 L/ l"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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+ W/ ~; x# F7 O- \"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." 0 q& n' ^+ Y; O& X1 A: y
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 9 ?1 T7 ~! c0 R$ H1 y) W
) L3 Z5 j- K8 {( H" U. ]* I9 BI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 5 p+ i0 v* r& U- y0 i; ?' d
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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- ^' K% V9 ~" `/ s; F% s% }" M# uEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
( ~6 H# E$ H Uday and all the happy memories I've stored away. : m% k. `+ K1 n. E. y7 U# K4 q
) w# O) ^% S5 q3 d: {" lJust for this time in my life. " F6 w: \* l, u- x
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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% |# [2 l/ ^ {9 s% QSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank * D; X' Y! q7 A
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
; ?# f" t" Q, c( Z B% M8 Z- hI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
4 ]: o( I8 S" ^ 2. Free your mind from worries.
" |' L0 f |: k6 ?7 P' e3 o5 Q8 N 3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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