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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ( t7 I) G4 ^0 y% e
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
4 u8 Q/ J ]: V- Bshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ' L4 @. ?8 w' Y4 i6 x, Q
nursing home today.
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2 J5 E) p9 s T" x7 S& ?$ I. qHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
0 r0 }* Z' ~8 q8 OAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
$ k, O$ ^+ P; [- g2 m. N5 ^he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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; j# r+ N; \% A& a7 U# _" z+ p9 H+ }+ CAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
$ \ c3 B9 b$ U3 v8 U0 Y( xdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
! U! r; X+ C8 G F* yhung on his window.
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" c: p* l' Q8 K; f$ W"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having * i& j0 I/ o" d8 o. f
just been presented with a new puppy. : B; \$ S* d: }
% m0 A8 o. k* [. h8 I8 n"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ! C2 G" p) N' y E$ u& r
z1 h# i2 Z1 J! G1 j5 V( I"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. , F" M6 X( b/ N% f, J% {
" q0 }6 }9 a; S( i( d7 i! C+ |"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
* M6 {5 @! H) b/ ^room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
' O3 M" E& u ]# W$ eI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 6 x% f: i* [8 t+ J0 ^% D! h
- h1 [) \+ {; M7 z( p6 q7 @It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 1 Q y, w Q7 O+ R' ?- s$ _
& U. I8 W! q0 D( R: H7 W, {- ^I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
+ V$ g" F4 ^, ^& I3 W- Q0 A% N( F! whave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed * m/ J, g9 A3 x4 ^, t1 @0 ~1 k
and be thankful for the ones that do. % `; D! {- L2 a/ |6 h0 V- h8 }
2 q- s, n" t( c. C3 F/ X, _Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
( B1 g, J" m- i. fday and all the happy memories I've stored away. 9 l$ w7 i4 W/ b2 K: A5 p: _# A5 a
3 r4 J/ f8 d, V. z& X9 JJust for this time in my life. + x& e* U, }+ Z2 X' A
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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 1 [5 O/ i" w f; |1 S
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ( N; p8 U+ }$ G5 y3 t) @: d
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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. r) p: e) d- h4 b0 J; U, @ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
2 r; }: l" T! h3 U! ~ 2. Free your mind from worries.
: l8 N6 c: s8 G9 P* d+ H- `$ @4 i 3. Live simply.
K& v4 H9 ?2 o 4. Give more.
m, S$ T( x. k1 s; S/ h3 }( j 5. Expect less. |
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