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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 5 }" ?8 w& S- k! ?1 X
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
, m+ `6 E; l6 q' \. L, T3 T, R& rshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
! \" N( j$ e2 T. mnursing home today.
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5 x' a& l( L6 H3 u. _$ y( p" ?5 s+ wHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. % b, m9 g$ a, e2 A/ N
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ( M# _, f4 M" J: R8 p$ U+ o5 ^
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 3 i2 |5 }8 J% F2 L, Z
7 u0 a& \, E0 E4 o: rAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ; Q+ p& A. X' l0 r% _! ` L4 d
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
" E) H% j$ ]1 G U, S$ z3 R. uhung on his window.
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: Y; p& H& l1 l$ o$ }4 B"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 9 _8 w( ~! f. \* S) O
just been presented with a new puppy. ' H z- x7 J( u5 [7 V$ t7 Q' a
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ! U. `( e+ _* A" V
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. , w$ u# `: U8 r# W7 m. q! A
* a3 a+ B. A$ d/ r' v' B"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
# e0 N& V1 _& s+ g! y1 Lroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 2 s$ F! D" N# ^# R- T8 F5 x
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." * a+ r. h6 A& M( M4 J5 Z
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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 9 ^$ A6 W- A( r* v
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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* {9 x% z) b' M; O- hEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new & g7 l7 v8 W6 `2 Q
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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7 u @( a& b& s7 k0 S% r% Q3 ^8 ]Just for this time in my life.
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# c) N' \; q* Y; k+ F3 }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
/ U9 j! d) C1 y9 ^$ c3 S+ saccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. , F9 o4 ~/ t! E N" i, K( I
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 8 g. P" M2 {: t6 ^; e4 X
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
/ B% Z* ?1 ^8 D% i$ ~ 2. Free your mind from worries.
4 D% t: b. L. v b, q4 _3 G 3. Live simply. ( F* H0 Q L- n
4. Give more. & O& o: v3 e1 y9 T* b# Z
5. Expect less. |
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