RE: A nice chain letter about happiness

xodus phoenix — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:28:58 GMT

Now if I did this...

A nice chain letter about happiness

Griffin Avid — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:25:31 GMT

I hate chain letters but this one was nice.
No, don't call me about this XO.

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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A nice chain letter about happiness