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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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: T1 U' |/ f" X u0 _/ s7 Yshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 6 ^! E, w4 _" A4 a
nursing home today.
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" `2 ?; o3 }" d2 l$ R; a0 rHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 3 t" L" X% P& M+ v
After 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 ' H! q. ^8 m5 X- ^- f: ?& [
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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/ G* y- R" v" R2 b5 b3 q$ ^( P"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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/ q* I0 \" U* j"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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% p3 f* p. S+ e& e& I1 `"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 ! h; ~* P, C! t1 Z' L& S0 N
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how & Q* M+ c: }, {, z; g
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." - E k, a+ w$ V u
2 c; U0 H/ d0 k6 M8 `' B0 u2 K; p0 JIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ) a* E6 Y4 n/ U: Y0 G6 h+ d- ^
2 f3 @3 o0 @0 T2 fI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
3 m a% Z |9 U2 G) Yhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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+ v e' m: s/ G* U1 {Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ) ] Q8 l0 ]* w0 c
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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# p/ K2 u# e, p) nOld 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
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I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
3 i6 J) ?- I& m% J6 N1 g/ x% T 2. Free your mind from worries.
8 u- S) B6 k8 ?( O 3. Live simply. : V0 W: J/ Z! e6 n
4. Give more. : B, n) Y% A! X; h
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