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What do you decide to put in your bank account?

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鲜花(29) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 17:50 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 1 w# Q- _1 U* h! z! ]
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 3 i  W% W1 U' W& |9 |9 X% L
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ( ~1 k/ x3 H4 [! g- H, T* B/ O
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. . ?# H, V/ P3 L; g* @
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, : t$ P; M0 p( H, ?5 w# G
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window.
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"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."
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0 W" G/ j0 O  {! K  T# b"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
6 m6 P' \2 F5 K/ v' F) p# ^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.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 [9 C( r" i- G; ahave 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 ! S( v9 H4 z! N4 L4 }
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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9 m& C* @5 Q4 d, c7 M  `Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ( {  x9 o6 f1 D' H
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank : U1 R  R/ h, ^3 Q  J, K( j
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
2 M  W4 J: g0 uI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ' r' V) p! h6 h- U0 l9 U
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
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    3. Live simply. 4 P/ E/ Z+ z7 c. }# @, v& N* v# W8 F4 h3 k
    4. Give more.
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 19:03 | 显示全部楼层
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。
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 19:23 | 显示全部楼层
so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank 6 M- w7 E, }' K
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!' I/ T6 p8 V. o, g# _: r, d* r3 O
I'm very happy each day!
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 21:32 | 显示全部楼层
That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.
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发表于 2006-11-16 17:51 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表/ Y! R9 X! [3 D+ M# i! s! [! S
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
. s& d5 {  j! k; aeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
, Y9 d1 _6 ]: O' G  F/ t- [! Eshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
5 l  G! n4 C1 ]8 `/ m3 X5 v: x; a* o    1. Free your heart from hatred.
) B( {  k& b. @& r0 h. S    2. Free your mind from worries. + s2 q! t% M  h& f7 g: M# m9 U. g
    3. Live simply.   u. k4 k. W3 q: c
    4. Give more.
# x% `& m& M3 t5 F    5. Expect less.

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6 ^( I0 ~* e9 U  \- D  b* h3 {; m4 ~这是人生真谛。精辟!
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