The
92-year-old,
petite,
well-poised
and
proud
lady,
who
is
fully
dressed
each
morning
by
eight
o'clock,
with
her
hair
fashionably
coifed
and
makeup
perfectly
applied,
even
though
she
is
legally
blind,
moved
to
a
nursing
home
today.
Her
husband
of
70
years
recently
passed
away,
making
the
move
necessary.
After
many
hours
of
waiting
patiently
in
the
lobby
of
the
nursing
home,
she
smiled
sweetly
when
told
her
room
was
ready.
As
she
maneuvered
her
walker
to
the
elevator,
I
provided
a
visual
description
of
her
tiny
room,
including
the
eyelet
sheets
that
had
been
hung
on
her
window.
"I
love
it,"
she
stated
with
the
enthusiasm
of
an
eight-year-old
having
just
been
presented
with
a
new
puppy.
"Mrs.
Jones,
you
haven't
seen
the
room
.
.
.
. just
wait."
"That
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
it,"
she
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.
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.
6.
Above
all
place
your
faith
and
trust
in
God.
Are
you
aware
that
if
we
died
tomorrow,
the
company
that
we
are
working
for
could
easily
replace
us
in
a
matter
of
days.
But
the
family
we
left
behind
will
feel
the
loss
for
the
rest
of
their
lives. And
come
to
think
of
it,
we
pour
ourselves
more
into
work
than
into
our
own
family,
an
unwise
investment
indeed,
don't
you
think?
So
what
is
behind
the
story?
Do
you
know
what
the
word
FAMILY
means?
FAMILY
=
(F)ATHER
(A)ND
(M)OTHER
(I)
(L)OVE
(Y)OU
Often
we
fail
to
see
happiness.
We
focus
on
short
term
things
of
life.
We
are
only
here
for
a
short
period
of
time
before
we
are
called
by
God
to
stand
judgment.
The
question
is
simple,
will
you
have
eternal
happiness.
By
that
will
you
spend
eternity
in
heaven?
If
not email
us
for
more
information.
Hell
is
real,
if
you
don't
believe
that
it
is
real,
read
your
bible
!
!
!
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