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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 6 M0 ?, g- l/ d1 b3 N) `
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
7 ~% _& a( m, t2 i8 ?: V; Dshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 9 {6 L' h: ^4 P) v' J" O2 }$ g/ |
nursing home today. - }8 Y. O5 p7 O% Y
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. . x ]/ t* @, v' }
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, : D" G- T" ?: C/ k- T/ m4 @ K( K; w
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 8 ?; J: n/ v8 j: \/ o2 K9 `
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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6 y# k Z' {+ ]( I6 ^"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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# X" w( O# Y) ?8 ~"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. $ P7 S8 |/ G( o5 x% D! p) Z
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 1 r0 L' P* N9 Y9 P0 \1 T
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 5 P1 A3 d+ q: ^* r& s7 l
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." , L, d4 y( ^$ [1 `9 N9 e
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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
$ j" [5 ]0 F8 A g; J+ Uhave 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
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7 `7 S% K; F% gJust for this time in my life.
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) z8 U- k& i ^& x+ X/ AOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 6 A4 s- |3 R( ~ ^2 L! d8 y
3 X; w$ J) B: ~8 K$ h5 ASo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank , ?$ Z+ t% s& r! ?9 l/ J
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. + X/ t/ f; r/ O8 s
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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: f7 P, y% \6 p7 `7 k 1. Free your heart from hatred. + Z1 z0 x" ~8 U8 w
2. Free your mind from worries. 6 y) u$ B: H( Y. K* w
3. Live simply.
2 l0 d, c- V- r9 O: t 4. Give more.
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