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
2 z( Y) K: d0 c* [; g: Z0 T9 v& Wnursing home today.

$ h7 V  {6 f6 s3 y3 q# RHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' Y  [; A3 t4 D. \4 u  rAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

+ G; `* D0 z8 m; vAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"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.

8 v3 y2 [& L, G" V* |"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
- E' z3 |- k0 L9 k2 @. Broom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

4 M" M; B4 q" K6 M9 yIt'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
! B) O% m) L% s/ {/ d2 s* ^& Whave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
" X  F: @4 X3 f1 e- `% ]and be thankful for the ones that do.

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.
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' k7 _1 W/ q8 L0 \# f& o1 Y4 vJust for this time in my life.

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
; o% H% y: \( C1 l: W/ y9 Aaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
- [- j8 t1 T4 a' |( a1 RI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
6 }+ l  e" G. ^. b    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
1 v) J) F, L* p- s& h4 X% jshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
; k; |+ z' O9 u. K$ C2 f9 \% ]    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
. \- x: H; i) b$ W: E    5. Expect less.

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% r# Q' d' u' k% P0 T这是人生真谛。精辟！