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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.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. 6 K$ t5 J/ ]1 r
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 6 b0 L( ]4 Z5 r5 X
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 ( W" s$ X( q0 f8 S% Y
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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) ~, ]7 ? v; P"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 4 i3 h6 Y: y" `. m
just been presented with a new puppy.
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+ q, q% G4 F) q" D& q6 ^& o! q. J"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ' f# h3 y5 }% i) [3 d* d [; |
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. # [* S9 D& Y7 y& R! z$ p
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
. s$ K {# L* G; z% Droom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
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3 x3 U0 Q* d% Z m0 D4 A; GIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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& {2 i- r+ d0 L: _* |I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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& D. A5 d. \! c, v# }) MEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new + V% R* k4 Y6 [( H0 e: @8 Q9 G
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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0 `( W) e8 _7 ~* _9 `% C$ ]1 S8 hJust for this time in my life. + S; B# g. p# s: y, n" Z) N
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 2 X& B; u( t2 x3 Y: o) Y
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
9 f6 s U0 z# t- H* g$ s' q6 Q- F1 sI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 4 _6 ]3 G6 ]: I5 {. o& m
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
2 g$ Q2 h. V+ k- w. E) B+ A 2. Free your mind from worries.
4 F0 A, t3 P& X! q8 B& U. _ 3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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