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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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% |! M) {% X3 R) |His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
2 b7 o ]4 A5 L( v# |After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
+ t' D7 Q: v- |; \he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ) h- l$ r5 g1 M/ f0 [
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual - }+ z1 _1 ^6 L2 T2 H! B
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been % V2 }* h: \* [) s$ g M
hung on his window.
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; t: \8 N/ ?+ e"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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. v$ W) r; a8 ?; `9 a( V1 q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 3 `) j- ]) L* ?" i7 f" a
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"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 / [3 C2 C- Q8 o
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how * I, L: B% n1 L# J, D
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." $ Y+ j6 G+ X4 x: Y j$ z u6 `
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ; Z- t$ `1 p$ \2 w
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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$ k$ L( C# y7 r4 e3 rEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
1 _6 T* V$ F4 kday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life. & A8 q, V0 |/ q$ p" O
! G( I- H Q7 o; m/ iOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. * m: h0 P/ Y5 H! o" }
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank , b$ o1 _' |5 b% Q! @ Q8 i- P" r" T
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. / }9 A' S8 W b; Q; {+ H' H/ H6 D
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ! ~9 b4 w4 N8 U. \/ A2 G) @
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply. 1 s0 @: S4 e. O/ O( Z
4. Give more. 1 R2 U# S: n9 |9 c/ r2 e9 w% x
5. Expect less. |
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