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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed : L% G! J( k8 v+ P& y3 I' t. z0 S
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
8 U- t7 R2 `2 ^" F+ u! Bshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a : }0 Q7 D- U8 a. n# L
nursing home today.
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/ e2 [5 |1 s% K! d& b+ W6 RHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
: E/ h- V3 H( vAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
7 a/ e( T7 c/ ]) N, ]he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. & R) t3 U( K- L1 `0 H: D
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 9 P; I' K7 G2 s1 L
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 8 l6 y* O+ P7 K+ _2 e' u
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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/ m1 o: z3 v6 t1 c$ |"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 8 J5 j: V) x M, q, T+ e- _: C5 H
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ) O& E! W2 D: ]6 m; p1 Z( j
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 8 d0 ~$ L' [$ H$ V/ L" V2 P9 T6 H
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
3 h. [# ~4 d" LI 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.
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0 b5 V+ r& o6 R. ^) mI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
9 P& E V; K5 T( ^have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed # K' E+ f% P H S2 w
and be thankful for the ones that do. + D5 \, O1 {. o; k' K1 Z) P
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Each 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. & k1 t% \ F7 u
9 ]5 R- m: Y+ P" i8 q1 n+ _Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 4 e% \# Z' M* o8 n7 I! {
o2 k! w/ g7 {So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
) U1 _; @( d; n- L: N1 Y) p) daccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
, ?+ \5 ?% U% T2 R: i, x6 C8 f) wI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ( _6 H# @. V! n6 b' L' I7 q
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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