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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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nursing home today. 9 A& d1 j# N3 n2 M: u/ U5 p& h
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 1 F0 ?8 g8 C' J4 t
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, , \6 Q) P0 @7 F/ _+ a
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 1 s" l! U0 c( G2 A/ O6 e% ~
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 9 x J7 U( R; P; ]
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having $ ^! K' G' L, n1 _5 j
just been presented with a new puppy. ' s2 {, A8 o2 g# N
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ' Q/ l, G; i4 d: d
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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; k( f( m' T" ~ E: Z"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my " U+ j) U1 b# J9 b
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
/ E& L, w0 K! e5 N% n% rI 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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9 F. s0 B: ~! I p6 V9 o8 yI 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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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.
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4 P0 g* O& X; @4 h* O2 H# dOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. + ~ t% G1 u9 E" S
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
/ k) A) A% Y! ^8 s+ n) |account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. + g; t: Z" p* V4 J' K
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1 B; E) P, g" a6 K! T
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
" b @, G7 b* v2 J! i 2. Free your mind from worries. % B# a& Q. j, _
3. Live simply. # I, P/ B7 v0 X( f. ~. F
4. Give more.
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