Hello Steve, this is beautiful. I love it. I'll put it in my friendship folder. Thank you for sending this. Original message: > This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember. > A 92 year old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed > each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and > shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing > home today. > His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. > After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, > he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. > As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual > description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been > hung on his window. > I love it, he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having > just been presented with a new puppy. > Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait. > That doesn't have anything to do with it, he replied. Happiness is > something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not > doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged. It's how I arrange my > mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every > morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed > recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no > longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. > Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new > day and all the happy memories I've stored away.. Just for this time in > my life. > Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. > So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank > account of memories! > Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank. > I am still depositing. > Remember the five simple rules to be happy: > 1. Free your heart from hatred. > 2. Free your mind from worries. > 3. Live simply. > 4. Give more. > 5. Expect less.
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