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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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; g/ \! h( f" vshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 7 @" d. `+ L- U u# I
nursing home today. : q+ y$ |( J: f; H
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. * \- B* q m% U* V
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ) }8 P- _9 b& i+ A2 E, h1 @
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. % k, E% o) n& s, C3 A2 p
( U2 X \9 x6 C( W* lAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 9 X1 H8 ]8 \# k7 k
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 0 Q% h8 D0 [* S K" U, n
hung on his window. - P4 ~* T2 `+ C0 j
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 5 ~8 y. o) b( S; R2 R6 @
just been presented with a new puppy.
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6 |/ `* `- d1 ] [ l' H+ }"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 7 L- b4 J5 ~2 R# a: b
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how - o0 i+ C% v. u0 v! e* F
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. {5 S! y% P3 c0 T' B
& _" o7 E/ {6 ^9 X$ M8 pI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
# K( E9 m# G2 o+ d! Z/ thave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
+ t. h, {- `9 L3 E" K* \and be thankful for the ones that do. / c6 X5 @0 B, m! K
; p, O( [1 @/ W' ~4 a; TEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 S" \% ]6 m& H |8 bday and all the happy memories I've stored away. % O7 O0 n, q0 l) D- _2 f
3 d( R5 c! }2 y$ ~Just for this time in my life. 9 F/ c2 e8 f/ j9 f
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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( m! B3 B6 g% W. uSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
2 k3 N% l2 X+ r! _account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. W$ N/ u6 M/ B
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 3 b! Z* K7 N! U$ V
' X ?% u3 N: \" \, { 1. Free your heart from hatred. 8 W- x0 s. E3 D0 ^, ^
2. Free your mind from worries. 7 J1 ]- G" m1 i$ n
3. Live simply. % k6 \" v0 X$ y+ r, S( {
4. Give more. 9 e8 C' U# g3 X. z
5. Expect less. |
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