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 newday 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.

it's a very nice story with a moral to live by..

clap,clap,clap,clap, thank you arcadefan

lol if there were only more people like that in nursing homes!!! good story arcade!!!

Love it

your welcome

Awesome!

I ma still depositing too... but the sperm bank is closing next week

thanks i needed that and sfa not even from a test tube...

i'm glad to share it to other JSH memebers

great story

that's how I live. But, I can't stand being around negative people... Does that mean I still have hatred in my heart. Like they say, Do not judge those that try and fail: Judge only those that fail to try.................

sinny sits down and defrag her brain to make room for more happiness...I have hope yet

thanks for sharing this, something we can all achieve...

For you rpwolff

No rpwolff, there's a difference with what you are doing and what's in the story. Remember this is about you and not anyone else. If you can't maintain some balance you will have a a hard time living with yourself so, you are right too, negative people can go.

Fail is part of learning and could lead to something positive

i want to thank the JSH memebers who have read & comment on this story & if anybody else have not read this story please do!!

your very welcome to all members who have posted there comments