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
% T6 @, R" _2 j! feach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
& p: q" ^. U( z& Ishaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ G, K$ L; D; ~, }, h6 G, |After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
: |( R3 f, O+ L! w8 Y4 i+ Nhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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& N* V6 j: E* c  i# z& C( lAs 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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: k$ ~# q( e# {& n"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

# `- N8 z0 U, N# h/ J"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

  O5 X8 Q, i2 S. F"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
. S8 Q+ t' ?# N8 ^; a6 f2 c1 {room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
( Z  p2 o) S  R# w! HI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

' ?7 G$ c3 R) r- n2 N3 xIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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9 j: e# ]/ p( x. NI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
1 s" K7 x8 s; @6 C1 b- [+ qhave 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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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've stored away.

5 J. l: V, _( o7 j$ M2 ~4 t9 u) tJust 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.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
6 R( f0 c; o! Baccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
4 g! c7 h' @3 `+ _: A. uI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

  z+ j& f- M3 p% A; N    1. Free your heart from hatred.
3 `! v. M  s3 v    2. Free your mind from worries.
    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
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
0 D! m" ]( w, }, p! eshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
5 v6 x* T) v9 a7 t    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
$ E  D4 q3 A+ n    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！