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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
' _( z3 h/ q' l1 P% s7 q5 peach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and - k- c: r v \+ t9 c, X, I
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ) S [, X$ }# ~7 _$ N
nursing home today. 9 Q) v( I7 Y! M; Z4 x) z; G& g0 E
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
2 |! T9 q8 ?( ^; RAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 0 W, }+ L! V$ D1 I: u4 n! G
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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( U* }) Q; _" U+ s4 _! V# OAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual + M2 H& y6 ~, `. P, G
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
( x3 L8 u0 q! F1 u0 B B- d9 M7 ohung on his window. , n3 l `: c+ O0 E# I8 k
9 }. Z4 J7 J$ L4 M: H"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 2 D3 c! @# @4 g6 [. l" ?5 s) }
just been presented with a new puppy.
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# G2 @) I, g8 d6 a0 m"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 4 c5 Z( A0 f) t
2 ?" V$ [/ ?! I, v3 v"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
+ _& J& }7 }( J6 @) O/ uroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
% `6 s- _2 y0 S5 M5 O7 PI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." ) C, ]- p) V3 ]
: G+ f. ^( i0 z: OIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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7 Q" N$ N, L. w$ s) tI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I U! P4 M4 P5 n1 v
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 8 Y" h s& k* l0 T+ p
and be thankful for the ones that do. 0 i) y0 N, \& k* q3 I; `* l8 J
; R/ G3 ?$ C. w' p- lEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
3 f1 J2 D* e& nday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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6 q6 `, q) Z5 D: s8 }Just for this time in my life. $ Z* ^ `7 U2 x$ A' u# q
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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9 K# _/ ^3 Y/ S# h* ~So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
& ^9 K. P. a# _7 Q& i( s, W$ }( paccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
' t/ e, \# h1 L: J/ n0 `: xI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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" O j( E, l( D. Z 1. Free your heart from hatred.
" V4 B7 h% Q$ Q3 }5 F 2. Free your mind from worries.
+ K7 c! Q3 B% q# U& C# Z 3. Live simply. , k; D* D7 q1 V. P# A
4. Give more.
- B1 O1 J, R9 N' p( @' d 5. Expect less. |
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