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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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" X6 w" j2 C4 r4 R4 P0 xshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
2 C: a4 B2 O& h9 ~( e+ ~nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
" W5 G3 H: _& Y$ Z( k s3 p: d5 A ?After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
O! k! w: U+ The smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. / \9 ?$ H& I. J
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
T. h; \: v& H4 a: b4 zdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 7 o1 U8 ` A1 [( G8 {5 d2 N' M) `
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."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. . o8 ~" c5 c0 Z) Q- e- n3 U) Y; @9 X
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
; }, K# ]+ g1 `room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
0 F9 O8 ~! R# _* Q$ W+ 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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$ a1 b8 ^6 ~- r( V3 a7 {6 Y rI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
: S# [' h) h2 l# \) ahave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 1 ^- H, A1 C5 G4 y
and be thankful for the ones that do. ) l. U; Q: c5 Y; ?, P
+ t/ k0 U0 T5 o; _- vEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
+ G& F+ w3 H/ ^! g. d5 K- ?$ R* Gday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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& x* n D9 t/ f3 M$ x2 xJust for this time in my life. . D- J% u# C8 N `, s; V
I4 c ~& E# @: i1 j. k# tOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 7 |* ^5 y: i4 P. f
& v% k2 Z, k' o0 P. ^' w" fSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 6 i. j% l# f% ], x% Y' P1 T6 y3 h% v
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
0 \6 L: W4 W$ f: ~0 |3 L; lI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ' o. s) p6 t% g& t5 N5 [
% |- c8 @" K! A 1. Free your heart from hatred.
# L& w) j2 |) }1 Z 2. Free your mind from worries. 3 F, _+ H5 l& S$ I2 W' `
3. Live simply. / Q$ S. g+ D; Q, y' s
4. Give more. 1 _" \ y G# S6 u% x6 D
5. Expect less. |
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