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.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
3 ~+ p. d& @' ?: z) Yhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
5 d* N$ t! @& E, y. x3 Ihung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
. g. Z: p$ [8 p6 O% ?just been presented with a new puppy.
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; R) Y. Q6 W9 T& j6 V) `- B2 }6 T"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.
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9 S% L8 ~+ a/ ], B"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
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

4 k# V2 U1 H% h+ Y3 r( PIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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5 W* K1 C9 v* M0 DI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
. y2 W! X. x% g7 O5 M# M4 v0 dhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
and be thankful for the ones that do.

: i) x+ _" [7 B9 XEach 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.

) e' D& K, O5 j7 }5 pJust for this time in my life.

Old 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:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
4 G; b  k4 k1 z1 P2 Z4 Q    2. Free your mind from worries.
    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
' ^) _- ?% U: e* b+ c$ laccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
1 \2 l* |& ?$ i: s9 z" y% 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
, Q2 S, ]( Z4 c3 I4 I/ ZA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
/ X* n* g, Q8 @0 x( r6 _; a) Zeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
% S% p  h0 V: x  d    1. Free your heart from hatred.
+ E- h! W( |0 L* f5 x$ |5 I; W' p  f    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
  i1 r2 C1 R1 _* X8 V$ i( [    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！