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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1 _% Z- P: o3 r5 p5 z- }" u5 KHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
1 o1 ^$ Y8 H! A; D% U- A: C6 fAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
. f2 i1 a) b# H1 o) Phe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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! X7 i0 d8 m& N$ k) oAs 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.

( v3 [1 {3 u/ p# G. 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."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
; A, I- t" X8 {! p& A0 ?6 M- H- Zroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
* V( b3 }2 F7 |; D5 x$ W! |I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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% W1 o; F, `. a/ h/ QIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
! g* ]1 `* G' E. Fhave 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.

Just for this time in my life.
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" r5 b0 I* W3 B& d( U3 oOld 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.
7 g* N# h: l7 H1 K  II am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1 U6 w4 n* d  v    1. Free your heart from hatred.
- m( a* Z; n$ ~, l* V8 J3 d" o* b    2. Free your mind from worries.
$ d( b$ k# d* r# p    3. Live simply.
5 B+ }; {+ b, H/ y    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
! j- T& p$ f3 d2 U& U1 raccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
" a% ~+ R1 R8 Z% e. n. CI'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
' n# p/ H! v0 B7 Y1 J& wA 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  ...
, t# n$ |: Q3 f" J: G    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
1 I/ Z9 ]% P: u. a' v    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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4 p& U+ J' M% y: H, m这是人生真谛。精辟！