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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 2 E; m# N- ~9 D: v5 c
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 1 J0 c! M+ B1 X. ? z
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
& i, J' h0 V6 D. r0 Y. }+ Q$ j/ dhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. , _' K) Y7 W. P* s9 A! J5 {% [6 D
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual + i" h; a, i- n$ w+ I. Z" \7 v3 \7 X
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been / l" f7 Q8 m3 R/ _4 V( \
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"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.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
& c8 x) Q6 t" d Z' P0 e3 t( eroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 h' v6 U2 {8 nI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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% k) o$ {- c) I; D2 iIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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' @$ {/ o$ Z. I- L% FI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I : p% J' q/ d% @
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 6 u8 {# v7 c& N* o) a5 }
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ! ]- a; x5 a; _5 T1 B
* z# B) T9 w# o- x( I8 LJust for this time in my life. % N4 K% V! j# G5 R+ H/ [# U
: ]4 @% j* F$ X; J8 Z* JOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. " {0 y ~2 @' ~6 ]
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank . Q, r- O3 ~# H; C, p w) {3 S+ k
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
4 h9 i- }1 s: Y: u3 ~ vI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
[& q2 ]) X9 Q7 S5 n+ g 2. Free your mind from worries. 5 y% }1 v' R2 s6 [
3. Live simply. ! M) V0 p6 B1 d; L
4. Give more. 6 i' @7 q: |- d% [2 r" d
5. Expect less. |
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