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
9 C! O" g# ?! X' t, [0 i) Nnursing home today.
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+ n# k/ M# t! C7 T1 J% nHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
- P; j  ?8 `  B: TAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 h/ S0 m5 K. L7 b6 C' Jhe 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
hung on his window.
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; L! m6 n! V+ K; R# v. l9 z- z9 M4 V"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
# e0 x& Z1 Y) }( X* w  q1 W) S! b  J1 Zjust been presented with a new puppy.

" B, x0 p- f' \& s; _: n5 r9 w"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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0 P9 ], y3 K, A- C"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"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
. Q1 d2 \. R( I3 S& d( AI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

It'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
( }* a: Z& K# ~# s* ]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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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.
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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.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
$ L# Q3 k# ~8 O- T! Caccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
* ?4 D8 d; |, f9 m' C8 \3 CI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

/ j& t1 d; w3 z+ o$ K" r5 q    1. Free your heart from hatred.
. p( @' T% C/ Y( r3 [    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
& V/ Z. G0 \: A1 Z3 M$ C    4. Give more.
4 h/ L# E; \3 y) ^& l+ A/ R. b    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
; g. i4 ?3 ]$ x7 b2 y7 laccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
I'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
! }3 K2 o7 ~# v! \) c! ?8 J- MA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
: t# b( v- \0 U) eeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
9 m( h" x% O+ e- ?/ [shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
4 q, t$ V+ x  D6 c4 K" }    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！