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
nursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
8 M9 Y: ?7 v0 a+ e2 J" y: N! aAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

& n) f9 S, [- P8 F& XAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
  l. w2 n) Y, \! i% U' r; o+ r8 sdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.
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* Q  K( L9 c" P+ L6 A"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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! v+ @% I$ n: y9 Q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

% k3 `) _4 }$ N2 g& Y! [7 ], _  E" c"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

4 p3 c: A$ x) i"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
7 W/ F! M/ s8 B* B. lroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
8 ~9 o8 i! S) l& c5 q- a( l+ u; HI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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0 r' F. [' w9 h6 f: ]' L; IIt'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
. E# T% \" ^: a* U* G2 V- e  Hhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
5 s$ d& A/ x/ `: s& m/ rand 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
' J# [. y1 S2 V7 C5 zday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.

8 l, n; Z& q& XOld 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
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
1 z$ w1 ~: E2 _4 Q7 BI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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$ I( u7 S9 Q( N+ t    1. Free your heart from hatred.
, b; a4 L. O) O0 y; y( w. ]. M    2. Free your mind from worries.
- E  \6 h$ j7 u* e/ w; x! Y    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!!
% z. @. f+ c- ^4 w% UI'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
1 m! J/ s5 q9 Y+ u4 ~/ ?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
  N$ O+ ~* t1 ?. n2 t* D$ m* T; T* `shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
- t% D' B8 R( L' J4 l    5. Expect less.

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9 t. A, o- Y' P, }- N$ a这是人生真谛。精辟！