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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. : q. s* |6 u% A8 P0 Y1 }
( p2 e$ q- j3 s4 k w! m: GHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
( K: ~0 Z* r0 K5 nAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, ! e& |2 \2 l. s# @( U$ [- E
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. . q3 o, S0 H" k" t
+ X* d$ u4 ]# E _ U4 j& _. J) K/ {As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 7 {$ X& ?* U6 H- {$ U
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been - k& a3 Q4 ]! |' j. Z
hung on his window. 8 |; u3 i/ O3 x0 L% w
6 n( |) i7 j7 V# ~' T"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ; Z0 e+ q; {) k$ s% r
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"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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- u0 i" Z- U/ E$ W8 r. }' b. l; I"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 7 J! z4 F6 X$ N0 G( H0 `
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how / n# p3 f" k* G1 ]
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.
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3 S S& E: N: AI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I * x: M: h" R+ }* d
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
9 g# g7 f+ W# Kand 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 % P3 a5 x0 e8 `
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ; m# ?$ w, S$ q
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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1 n3 k* g& n5 ASo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
- K8 I" [5 b8 `5 b# D/ Gaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ; l" J( a$ t, r) o
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: # }* h2 |) ]) `1 X* G
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 9 H! Y @/ s3 C2 z1 K
2. Free your mind from worries.
. D) i! ?/ d8 G( h 3. Live simply. 5 S p7 u: b! U; q3 R7 k8 R2 N- S$ z
4. Give more.
# u- N! ^1 c2 _* U8 j4 p 5. Expect less. |
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