rajeshrathee
September 30th, 2006, 10:23 PM
This is AWESOME....something we should all remember.
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
love
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
take
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 t 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.
True love's the gift which God has given, To man alone beneath the
heaven.
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
love
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
take
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 t 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.
True love's the gift which God has given, To man alone beneath the
heaven.