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
* G/ C; M3 F) C( K* R/ {each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
! ~1 s: `# j- p! o4 n* Oshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
6 ?3 |6 l- d; xnursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
5 ^4 V& E& j/ _$ ~2 X* Q. {After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
* y* P6 S' l4 w4 ~+ M/ uhe 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
! N- S5 {. u* Z. y7 i% `* X  R9 yhung on his window.

; u0 ~) \& o. S" @& ^8 m"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.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
. q+ J" m. L) yroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
) e3 Q/ s. d  r6 I: VI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

8 [# `. b/ Y, R. W: LI 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
4 \, C4 j! Z+ c% q+ T/ nand be thankful for the ones that do.
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 h3 b; u* n4 i# x: `: [day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

0 n! z& O3 l- ]6 c, QJust for this time in my life.
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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:

7 Y8 A6 u$ D; e3 [* i& Y    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) J6 C0 u- A* h* t    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
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
I'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
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
  ]4 q/ z( `4 ceach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
* u, g  w- V) w7 xshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
) |- g8 ^- l4 l$ v' \8 p1 R    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
  ]1 F+ d; O. }( S6 K' H* ^    4. Give more.
" A. F% L" D6 R) S( A1 e, a, r! |    5. Expect less.

( Y5 f0 A  S$ P+ l! t这是人生真谛。精辟！