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
+ N: k# w/ l6 t, k$ U' F' vnursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# }( x$ z) q& U" v/ O# r( }" v! TAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
. s9 a1 E" M% i* Z' @1 F$ D5 G5 O* {he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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/ m! M1 U# `+ X* C6 ]8 HAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
8 w3 @; U) J$ d! Dhung on his window.
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0 r5 y1 a5 m8 ~"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
' a6 h2 v7 u9 G, b) qjust been presented with a new puppy.
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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.

- n* v7 k9 [9 s  ?3 D"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
+ o0 m* q8 m4 G/ ^  D* aroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It'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
. `. n4 ]+ x; Q7 P( a3 [have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 s, L8 O4 `, p, Jday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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8 ~$ ~) _. A7 z) ^4 z, LJust for this time in my life.
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, x; ~. U4 P: p4 e- N+ q- ~) COld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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8 d- t1 U* l: ASo, 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.
6 g! x. ]# Z9 S2 f/ q+ g9 b$ CI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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' n6 g& A6 R; y: f; q    1. Free your heart from hatred.
7 B/ c* h; m9 q' v+ _& |& w    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
6 W4 {. ]. z# e. y% I$ d    4. Give more.
/ e; o) `7 z: ~( k1 h    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!!
$ }2 z6 y8 _/ \/ qI'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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
+ G# |) {5 [! T. s" n! h) G    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
- R7 R2 S1 S2 L9 _    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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, O$ Q2 ~$ j6 I3 Y* |2 J1 c这是人生真谛。精辟！