Fill Your Bank Account With Happiness
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each
morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed 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.
-- Here is something to think about...
-Sylvia
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, or even
touched.
They must be felt with the heart."
-Helen Keller.
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