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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
C, p" G* C, n1 ?: `each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
- Q H9 i$ ?* m6 ~; ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a $ I4 n' C& H1 V3 p- K; l
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. " O3 J. z- ]# M. `
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
" U+ h4 Q( X( `9 B& r( \) Z% g1 the smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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8 p9 V% {* B! U& J O7 m/ Z* dAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 1 e2 f T& b2 L& z6 E9 C- E& X
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 6 Y- {# I( f0 j2 u* J
hung on his window. 1 i7 Y f- Y. Z
; I/ F0 }& u- z. r: ~"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 6 {" P2 b' A% l
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ) n1 J' l+ o) X& v. F; q
) H/ |; E/ g; `: c" I& Q"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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( G% v; A! o' T; ]# y$ z8 q# F"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 5 f0 X9 ?$ g! V) `' s
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ( v' i1 {0 h d' Q" j, F1 X+ W
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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i' B. M- } V( ?0 [, i: MIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 2 ]' M( \0 c" g9 v) y, h" O0 M+ \
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I + b# B6 v+ C; T- V5 Q: T. i" B
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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% J1 h* P: a9 b- I" [$ p- b0 QEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 8 b6 x8 z2 M" y) v
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 7 u9 A5 D, E/ c. d3 Z7 m1 v6 j$ a
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. / D- f/ E; t9 C' |# t/ a
' j; C7 l9 w# q, e1 w. n0 ASo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
) |9 ?4 k% S/ j4 daccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ) B. f3 v* h v. ]
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 7 m+ t2 A j4 v) {) g/ o) y; l6 E
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 9 o4 l- o4 B" _- A8 _ o1 a$ E
2. Free your mind from worries. 6 A( r' J6 ?0 W3 p2 R$ T
3. Live simply. & a4 x' _& @; }5 {. w) U
4. Give more. ( f' Y) p; @0 o8 @7 C6 p
5. Expect less. |
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