My Dear Rishi,
Hope you had a great week. It has been a busy but good week. I am really looking forward to talking to you in another ten minutes. I miss you love.
I came across an interesting story and I wanted to share with you. The story is called, "Our Bank Account".
A 92-year-old, legally blind well dressed with his hair fashionably combed and shaved, gentlemen, moved to a nursing home. 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.
He maneuvered his walker to the elevator, a caretaker 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'v e 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.
Rishi, these five things in my opinion are the essence of life. Remember this, no one can make you happy or miserable, unless you give other person the power over you. The purpose of life is to be happy and that happiness is within you.
With lots of love, hugs and kisses,
Daddy
Hope you had a great week. It has been a busy but good week. I am really looking forward to talking to you in another ten minutes. I miss you love.
I came across an interesting story and I wanted to share with you. The story is called, "Our Bank Account".
A 92-year-old, legally blind well dressed with his hair fashionably combed and shaved, gentlemen, moved to a nursing home. 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.
He maneuvered his walker to the elevator, a caretaker 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'v e 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.
Rishi, these five things in my opinion are the essence of life. Remember this, no one can make you happy or miserable, unless you give other person the power over you. The purpose of life is to be happy and that happiness is within you.
With lots of love, hugs and kisses,
Daddy
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