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.
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+ H4 T5 [# G& _" eHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
' ^! {, a2 m8 Q. I( `he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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$ i% c+ m' I  T  SAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
" h0 ]; a7 y' g) v  fhung on his window.

8 n8 t$ n( w0 @+ u4 X% R"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"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
2 F9 s* t- D2 `! }' y- yI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

: E/ s) C& D# E- Q* V4 IIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

. ~6 W0 O4 @, f# i& ?I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
: s  {, M" _1 z8 [8 i2 [  t* D( ]have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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
0 x6 J: ]9 G& ^) q8 M% v: Zday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

, ]/ z" l# I0 m2 l1 n2 ?$ VJust for this time in my life.
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7 G2 y( N8 F) F* [  c7 \2 cOld 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:

9 x1 W2 l0 [% j9 s+ r1 i" z' E8 a    1. Free your heart from hatred.
4 O& L; B. c; U8 v7 Y6 v    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
$ K) C' ?) {" f! ]1 Z    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
* I# a7 Q/ [5 l, V- x% ]& waccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
) \; }2 ]; r& m% Y3 u, `, K) P% }/ lI'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
) `& {- A! c- W- p8 ]0 U& k9 X, {2 leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
6 t1 C; p% T4 R& u9 @    1. Free your heart from hatred.
3 e' B; {9 m9 L0 u* s- l' g' `    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！