What do you decide to put in your bank account?

寒月

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
3 g7 r" {" [/ G  x" Bnursing home today.

& I2 U  }7 U0 u8 \. h- qHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
6 u" ?  t! o4 tAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
, k2 ]2 p2 p# @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.
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" e7 a7 e6 y. @7 q- i( [) _+ b"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

7 y' S+ W0 r2 n( q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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1 L/ X' }) d$ I+ `- B$ n" }"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
/ S/ i, x2 g% oI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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- r. a' U; ]/ F: VI 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.
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; P6 Q4 ^- A1 g4 H. nEach 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.
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6 M0 v* L7 a: ]3 z. ~( vJust for this time in my life.

; u0 \/ b' g% o: |Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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' i/ z! v; t* Q, y5 ?! TSo, 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.
  L- S2 [) s3 q1 q$ K' A6 \' h+ y* pI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
. I  W* M) L/ {  d/ v3 {4 h* ]) U6 O    2. Free your mind from worries.
6 B4 G8 v0 D2 ^9 \' Y7 W    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

多伦多来客

恩。看样子年轻时候要多玩多享受。不然老了没什么好取的了。

芳子吾吾

so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!

cool008

     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
! x2 r) L) \# K% @3 B/ Y8 ]account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
9 e! |% s5 v2 O7 R' ?, oI'm very happy each day!

Lazycat

That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.

北极熊

原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表
+ q0 o; z* b9 W" aA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
. R7 B" C# c; r$ e" v    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
7 n8 K$ W  a5 E$ t    4. Give more.
0 a" q$ E) Y4 I5 @, S/ m( j    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！