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
% ~) E5 |  d8 E2 ^/ jeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
7 W5 V. H+ }1 d! ]/ |) B5 B% i: Snursing home today.
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) t1 J+ W2 G! D/ AHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
: T  |/ C+ r# f4 U: W' j4 RAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

# L8 k& R7 T4 j- x% {, R" m+ b/ VAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
/ S  g$ d! A* z$ \description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
! a5 J6 w# D! U; I+ K# I3 Ahung on his window.
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+ G& J* E5 r* L8 W7 x+ p) Z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
4 p& v2 V; z! j' a! tjust been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

# |& {  H/ i$ D4 x3 g+ }1 _8 A"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

# O+ s/ S% L1 P( S. Q9 {"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
9 b/ ~' W  a6 o3 KI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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' A- Z  B1 m! K+ ], SIt'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
( y, G$ O) P4 C' ~1 B9 t; n/ [/ ^0 I4 Khave 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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9 @6 L& m& q1 Y8 g* YEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
* S) }' b8 ?1 Iday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

8 D" x' J) |/ H% m/ g& G: x; }7 RJust 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.

4 H, w, \. [7 J" j8 u6 K& NSo, 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:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
+ B; }! D% U% g( c: p5 }! u: S    2. Free your mind from worries.
& V) J, i# u' j- X/ s    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!!
; k; _! I7 z) }& e! j$ l7 rI'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
8 x9 c  [5 M% v* a& h' d  K& ^( Ashaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
/ }+ j( X' ~. x: O. B    3. Live simply.
; j2 `# N5 N* I3 ~; g1 [    4. Give more.
3 j) d' b# {) T) ~' y    5. Expect less.

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, k- k6 b$ @# U6 H这是人生真谛。精辟！