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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
! [4 m1 [ O# X# K) u# {9 znursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
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he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 4 i4 L2 T( ]1 [
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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4 {# Z5 @- i- J, @"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having - N0 |! C5 S) r& P* R; U
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." . Y8 b% x4 g5 n3 Y" I3 F( c
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. G: Q: g* m! l* Z7 |
: A3 b3 c9 c+ F: j B% d"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 1 C( `: [; a$ Q: I p* v2 c4 S
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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6 v' y, X q7 {( uI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 5 B- U) M3 l4 J8 p& c4 e
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed . [5 {5 Z5 n0 X7 f$ Z' F
and be thankful for the ones that do. Z* T1 v7 Q' X; o
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new p: e5 E- }" ?! Q1 T
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. $ _9 U6 G. |! t% }
# U9 v1 |1 V( y) F" T4 B8 b% i- ^" JJust for this time in my life.
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: r3 K& b$ y; G, k+ m1 LOld 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
& A7 V8 i9 }* N! t& t6 Paccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
?7 Y2 X) }* L/ BI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: . x1 Q4 [; y8 w# C
( x) B/ f' h6 {5 C: p; A% z- @% _ 1. Free your heart from hatred.
! ]9 m+ ]% \7 e+ \$ G7 X 2. Free your mind from worries.
$ U# ?9 f% \) y 3. Live simply.
0 P; |& i* U+ |1 O- a 4. Give more.
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