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
& H/ H, m7 }& {7 l9 L5 a/ I( kshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
1 D3 ]+ E/ ?( v* T' [$ y9 [nursing home today.
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; n* X0 U! t7 T2 U* OHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 y, U# ^4 C: W/ yhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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2 V7 o% s, m3 l, w1 rAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
% V  H: i6 {: g' J! [" e  v( E  Fdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
& B! ?  U0 i) b$ X0 z5 ohung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
$ u" Z& y3 [) {9 D2 M/ ?  Djust been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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8 l6 [: B+ t; E0 Z. D4 f" f9 a& C1 |"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

# p2 w! r! I0 G& p( {"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."

7 M! f/ @5 R$ H. `1 V- Z5 }; pIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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# P/ o& l* N' @2 O% WI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 ^/ L- \4 A/ K0 Hhave 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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( L. v: [' V9 q: m: k/ I, C/ X0 K5 @Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

* H$ \8 v- e' N( {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:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
3 K) {. Q& D; r  V7 w8 d    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
- \, w( I1 [; b8 I6 O% l    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" o' T. k' y6 m2 j% G( Maccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
; O. t% t: `1 }9 Y8 B2 dI'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
, I( x5 [7 ~0 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  ...
, P: {3 C! n! K2 H0 b7 @1 e4 V* l    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    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！