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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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* ~, F% S, L: R% A0 A, VHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ }, P3 G x# N' a0 VAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having , j7 T9 |7 l9 R5 m; t0 Y/ G
just been presented with a new puppy. ( v _2 q: T! i7 T
6 _- [' P2 D: x9 s' l* k"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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4 Y( G1 K* Y9 C8 E7 [- W"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ) O' V# N2 l; ~7 Z |
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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."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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" A7 Y4 x" i5 _, v9 T8 |I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 3 L5 v9 w. S9 r: Y4 _( l8 B3 M
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ) g |) [% D% i' A1 x9 Q* T8 ], I
and be thankful for the ones that do. . n& v) P4 z* S. N) y7 u
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new : _/ T A) _5 W- _ W" \! R
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. # x5 A( g* U) M7 _ T0 `; a
- U% ^7 T- x" ^0 Q/ a9 jJust for this time in my life. 3 R) {% E! I7 `2 k- j
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 4 K) |" G: Y+ _/ c& h: L
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank $ C% g+ c$ Y+ @( N
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. $ O: e& s+ [! u: X* \4 i: j8 g
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ; N0 Q9 I# V8 P7 Y
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1. Free your heart from hatred. ) }: b T0 u9 f+ ^) H
2. Free your mind from worries. ! ~$ F' X! u6 U
3. Live simply. : a" \$ s/ \5 y, Z, O
4. Give more.
$ b6 T3 D0 x, @4 g6 I& G 5. Expect less. |
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发表于 2006-11-13 17:50
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