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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
0 e, k. Z1 c# B/ t# Ueach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
/ `, [. z5 o# k. \% P- }shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a , `& }7 B/ J& }% } q& a
nursing home today. - K" D; W, V: Z5 u& c- T! G" L C) t: y
5 ~4 }* j( ]; B( a% S: ]His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
% `' l6 @) I1 h. g4 yAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, # S7 y+ e0 s! z
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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3 E0 `0 l- ?2 j* Chung on his window. ) \. M9 ?+ @# l
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ) B! e# l3 H4 m. C4 c
just been presented with a new puppy. # q8 d2 v6 ~: X) v0 X1 ^
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." " W* t0 Q: L1 N5 }7 T' J
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. % Q; M. O0 S/ _
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
, i& B, i& _6 k8 Froom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
2 B/ Z+ C) E8 r+ dI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 9 C5 @8 c1 v! x' a v3 Y8 T8 _
! e g; E$ ~( U" a" X. y. FIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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/ A0 P% R2 g8 B: [I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
4 s5 c3 @9 c7 o- i5 G' y' I. Phave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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4 u) |6 @6 b. Y+ \% xEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 1 d& ^* d. H1 ]0 Q: d
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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' T2 ^& i) \( K6 D7 x! C( h3 XJust for this time in my life. , I2 Q6 @ H4 T" d
6 v/ l3 y0 X* O* R E8 vOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. # n1 P4 `% \5 Y% o; f# |
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank . Y3 m8 x( f: J6 f/ C* M
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. Y( V% [, n6 ~3 p2 f0 _
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred. . ~. Z3 Y* K$ a9 C# R% J, q) Q
2. Free your mind from worries. 2 h, p" t0 \& [( I6 K
3. Live simply. + F" Q, k" k* P K0 u
4. Give more.
# W+ i( A# E0 G# P# c8 P$ l2 r: v 5. Expect less. |
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