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A ma n of 92 yea rs, sh ort, ver y wel lpre sen ted , who ta ke s gr eat care in hi s ap pear an ce, is mo vin g in to an old pe opl e’s home today . Hi s wi fe of 70 has re cen tly di ed , a nd he is obli ged to le ave his h ome . Af te r w ai ti ng seve ral ho ur s in th e ret ire men t home lobby , he gen tly smi le s as he is told that his r oom is re ad y. www.foolZparadiZe.Org
As h e sl owly wal ks to the ele va to r, usi ng his ca ne , I descr ib e his smal l room to him, incl udi ng the sh ee t hu ng at the wi nd ow wh ich se rv es as a cu rtai n. - "I li ke it ver y mu ch ", he say s, wit h the en thus ia sm of an 8 ye ar old boy wh o has just been giv en a new pu pp y. -"M . Gagn é, you ha ven ’t ev en se en th e ro om ye t, han g on a mo me nt, we are al mo st ther e. " www.foolZparadiZe.Org
" That has n oth ing to do wi th it ", he rep li es . " Hap pi ness is somet hin g I ch oose in ad van ce. Wh et her or not I lik e the room does not dep en d on th e furn itur e, or the deco r – rat her it dep en ds on how I decid e to see it. " " It is al re ad y deci ded in my min d tha t I lik e my room. It is a d ecisi on I tak e ev er y mo rnin g whe n I wa ke up. " www.foolZparadiZe.Org
" I can ch oose . I can spe nd my da y in bed en umer at ing all th e di fficul tie s that I hav e wi th the par ts of m y bo dy th at no longe r wo rk ve ry wel l, or I ca n get up an d giv e than ks to he ave n for those par ts that ar e st il l i n wo rki ng ord er . "
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" Ever y d ay is a gif t, an d as long a s I ca n open my eye s, I wi ll focu s on the new day, an d al l th e h app y me mo rie s tha t I hav e bui lt up du ring my l ife. "
" Old age is l ike a ba nk acco unt. You wit hdraw in lat er life wh at yo u ha ve depo sit ed alo ng the way . "
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So , my ad vi ce to yo u is to dep osi t a ll the hap pi ness yo u can in your ba nk acco unt of memo ries .
Than k you for yo ur par t in fill ing my acco unt wit h hap py memo ries, wh ich I am st ill co ntin uin g to fil l…
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
Rem embe r the se simp le gu ide li nes for h app in ess. 1. Fr ee yo ur he ar t from hat e. 2. Fr ee yo ur min d from wo rry. 3. Live simp ly. 4. Giv e mo re. 5. Expe ct less .
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
If you wo uld lik e, sen d th is mes sag e on…. it is the way we touch each other wit h si mp le tr uths that spr ead s goodne ss in th e worl d. Who kn ows, a mi racl e may hap pe n as a re su lt ….
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
A ma n of 92 yea rs, sh ort, ver y wel lpre sen ted , who ta ke s gr eat care in hi s ap pear an ce, is mo vin g in to an old pe opl e’s home today . Hi s wi fe of 70 has re cen tly di ed , a nd he is obli ged to le ave his h ome . Af te r w ai ti ng seve ral ho ur s in th e ret ire men t home lobby , he gen tly smi le s as he is told that his r oom is re ad y. www.foolZparadiZe.Org
As h e sl owly wal ks to the ele va to r, usi ng his ca ne , I descr ib e his smal l room to him, incl udi ng the sh ee t hu ng at the wi nd ow wh ich se rv es as a cu rtai n. - "I li ke it ver y mu ch ", he say s, wit h the en thus ia sm of an 8 ye ar old boy wh o has just been giv en a new pu pp y. -"M . Gagn é, you ha ven ’t ev en se en th e ro om ye t, han g on a mo me nt, we are al mo st ther e. " www.foolZparadiZe.Org
" That has n oth ing to do wi th it ", he rep li es . " Hap pi ness is somet hin g I ch oose in ad van ce. Wh et her or not I lik e the room does not dep en d on th e furn itur e, or the deco r – rat her it dep en ds on how I decid e to see it. " " It is al re ad y deci ded in my min d tha t I lik e my room. It is a d ecisi on I tak e ev er y mo rnin g whe n I wa ke up. " www.foolZparadiZe.Org
" I can ch oose . I can spe nd my da y in bed en umer at ing all th e di fficul tie s that I hav e wi th the par ts of m y bo dy th at no longe r wo rk ve ry wel l, or I ca n get up an d giv e than ks to he ave n for those par ts that ar e st il l i n wo rki ng ord er . "
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
" Ever y d ay is a gif t, an d as long a s I ca n open my eye s, I wi ll focu s on the new day, an d al l th e h app y me mo rie s tha t I hav e bui lt up du ring my l ife. "
" Old age is l ike a ba nk acco unt. You wit hdraw in lat er life wh at yo u ha ve depo sit ed alo ng the way . "
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
So , my ad vi ce to yo u is to dep osi t a ll the hap pi ness yo u can in your ba nk acco unt of memo ries .
Than k you for yo ur par t in fill ing my acco unt wit h hap py memo ries, wh ich I am st ill co ntin uin g to fil l…
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
Rem embe r the se simp le gu ide li nes for h app in ess. 1. Fr ee yo ur he ar t from hat e. 2. Fr ee yo ur min d from wo rry. 3. Live simp ly. 4. Giv e mo re. 5. Expe ct less .
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
If you wo uld lik e, sen d th is mes sag e on…. it is the way we touch each other wit h si mp le tr uths that spr ead s goodne ss in th e worl d. Who kn ows, a mi racl e may hap pe n as a re su lt ….
www.foolZparadiZe.Org
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