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<\/p>\nMary Toney is 98 years old. She lives alone and does everything to make the long days happier. But how <\/p>\n
happy can the daily life of a lonely old woman be. Mary was getting more and more overcome with melancholy.<\/p>\n
But when she started going to the senior center, everything changed. There, the woman easily forgot about loneliness and sadness. <\/p>\n
And then one day people from television came to the center. During the filming of the story, Mary felt special and laughed non-stop.<\/p>\n
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The staff of the institution makes every effort to brighten the lives of the elderly. One of the employees of the center said very touching words.<\/p>\n
\u2018It happens that one of them goes home and does not come back to us because … there is no more. I always want to be sure that <\/p>\n
it was the last day of each of them’s life. happy They are people like us. And they are no less important than the younger ones.\u2019<\/p>\n
When the film crew asked Mary what she was doing at home, her smile immediately disappeared from her face, and a shadow of sadness and an indelible mark of loneliness appeared on her face.<\/p>\n
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What can I do? I live alone. A lonely person hears and sees nothing. In the evening I look forward to the next morning to visit this center again. <\/p>\n
I like spending my time here. But unfortunately there is no one here on weekends. So at home I grab my old magazines and tear them up.<\/p>\n
And then I cut all these layers into small pieces, which I collect in a bag and throw away. I have to do something to keep from going crazy. This monotonous activity distracts me\u2026<\/p>\n
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Hearing this, the employees of the center could not hold back their tears. After work, they just went home and immersed themselves in their lives.<\/p>\n
They have never even thought about how old people spend their time at home, where there is no one else but them.<\/p>\n
But Mary does not spare herself. After filming, he thanked the television people for coming and giving her an unforgettable experience. <\/p>\n
The woman was visibly excited by such attention. After the film crew left, she stood at the door for a long time and watched them.<\/p>\n
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It is the attention and all kinds of manifestations of human warmth that Mary appreciates the most. <\/p>\n
She believes that the single life is worth living. Care, kindness and love, without them our existence would be unbearable.<\/p>\n
Therefore, it is very important to give them to the elderly, because every day can be their last. Perhaps it <\/p>\n