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
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
& n# h, b, {) R- z! J  \After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
* H0 }; V" I; zhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

( d: @4 @: }, s0 k, Z8 K  hAs 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.

"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."

" y  H1 ~( b8 e# @0 I"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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  a' O$ w" k1 E+ ~8 N; X, ["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
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

# }4 J" C" m9 J7 z0 [I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
have 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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4 D% h7 _. g" X3 P: l9 h5 ^( f- t( WEach 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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Just 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
+ R4 |4 O! @* n; jaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
0 y- H& L) v. r3 I6 }& t    2. Free your mind from worries.
% Z  T2 b9 k( T" ~    3. Live simply.
, s% w6 `5 P9 v0 w0 C7 R& X% {    4. Give more.
. y/ P3 V- v' e% F' Y3 v    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!!
, f+ r7 W$ M5 Y" TI'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
2 J( [" m0 S7 l( weach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
& k  u7 N) O( [# C3 ^" ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
2 O( ]* |+ c; M/ [    1. Free your heart from hatred.
0 |5 E: _3 w8 Z    2. Free your mind from worries.
5 i2 {" D8 H( Z$ w    3. Live simply.
5 {$ W* b) l0 r- V7 X% |    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！