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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a . p* i& L, h3 d$ K6 C* T
nursing home today.
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[4 R( c' ]; _' O$ ?% ]! j2 {His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 3 b, A; X! I5 d- U/ J$ V2 z* T
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
# f1 Z( y7 }5 X! O& g, M2 d7 phe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. $ f; k4 p d6 B/ w8 k
* ^% \6 d. E9 n6 ]( l- g TAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual + } s6 [. ?' j. t$ }+ a; t
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been 6 @0 t% @9 B8 S* p4 T' C* R# ~
hung on his window. , I5 `. L% @& I
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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! }' E x0 S! `" w"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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. b9 F; Z* _# T0 b$ p8 _' T"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 6 l! Y1 l0 u) d* _
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how , \) V$ I( g; d9 c7 c: m
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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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. ( h& E7 s0 m& s
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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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; B* g, o# F0 |, w+ F A2 \# M5 n: {Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. 4 e* P5 l/ `3 z" F1 M' o* W
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
7 }9 S& _. b$ N- maccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
/ n, A8 {, ^# K9 g. }I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 J2 m1 U& g. q- D+ @
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
' s& o. Z( a1 u" D 2. Free your mind from worries. 9 Z$ M6 m y# ]* W7 w* q! f( H, d
3. Live simply. - [$ @: H, [8 R9 i
4. Give more. % S3 J% @1 k) w L% ~+ z
5. Expect less. |
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