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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 3 {) s, C* H& r; }9 S" {$ y3 f
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 3 V: B* f& C" Z6 F
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 2 Q! y: b1 U0 k7 z% ]3 M5 l# ^
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 0 [* \+ k" @. m% K: L8 L
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been - Z* U2 l. R+ i
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." # K1 _8 T% C+ B& n
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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 - @4 P3 b0 B! A* A/ w
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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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do.
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* T, w$ n4 D6 H# d. a2 GEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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Just for this time in my life.
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+ P8 A y. I2 _( K1 UOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. , E9 w$ C7 h, M% R
- ^' g3 Q/ @8 HSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank + I: {: j/ k n1 m* x# q, _
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) f; P( B3 D/ l$ NI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply.
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