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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed $ a1 K. E0 J. Z/ t! d
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and % b# k# U% D; W5 D' }* V
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 6 W( i3 }& n: F% F9 u$ l
nursing home today.
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) h5 [+ E* h+ q1 N- R P9 [- jHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' L9 k. G4 N: j% e$ F4 ]" o IAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, , ?; f2 u! k" ], v+ D" v; b
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual / f4 i5 ~" O, `% Q: Z
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been t+ L# P. Z% B2 ~8 s1 s
hung on his window. 8 z" B g9 [ ]# B% l2 @$ L- U
1 ^: Y9 b6 [ m V2 `# \* j"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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4 ?( [$ |$ F* z"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 9 P" [/ X8 k) V' ?4 }
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ! B1 J1 u# n8 j" b9 r' B2 {
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my # ]1 x+ _$ y. [2 v
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ) F0 R+ N$ T* o
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 1 C, X8 q+ H2 ~: @* u
1 R$ s6 i( ]6 x8 `+ Q, X- k( dI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I ; [* |- s8 x8 f6 ^! Y6 T; Q
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ' q6 \, n3 f6 e) p2 S
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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' I3 s' T, @# W& `: E/ mEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new # Z* x& b. g# g5 W# ]/ t9 K
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 0 Z% A( M+ k% b N- p; w: l6 U
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Just for this time in my life.
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; D3 o% m/ ^! N9 a5 e) `/ NOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ) Z* J L; ?: A/ v$ K; q5 q& o
* J+ t! \% Q% [$ @! `So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
+ Y' X( r$ w3 |% Haccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 3 E0 ?% |! V1 n, e' S* Z) N
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred. , O8 S- ^: C" p) q1 {
2. Free your mind from worries. " I$ I9 F) W8 h/ K4 ~4 z
3. Live simply. 0 b( t* P: |0 ^: }
4. Give more.
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