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
% _& L% {& b; l! g6 {7 w3 [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.
8 d0 K( W+ S4 a( e" E" M3 MAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

6 F% c3 y9 G, E# ^4 B. CAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
; x8 s$ x* g3 F# kdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
4 b+ o  U/ p# Q& Thung on his window.

8 Y/ L' G; k. c& C"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

  s/ [0 V2 A7 G6 E& H# U2 P"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

+ J1 \7 {" R8 s8 v( N4 h2 d"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
5 B( W6 }% M$ ~; X; Y8 ^* gI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

! D6 `  w& X! T0 q- x$ ?6 w) DIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

7 Y0 L0 E) G9 B1 N# WI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 v* \8 n- }# i( m0 z' Zhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
) {+ s4 C6 z& qand be thankful for the ones that do.
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0 v" \; I$ P/ v' {2 G9 S  F' ^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.

7 x, W6 J3 ^8 s$ t3 f1 C6 QOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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5 w4 I+ Q0 S& a' z+ PSo, 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.
* `# V# e# B: c4 Y8 j: ?$ b7 mI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
4 _% ?# ]: F( y, ~    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
  @: K+ P( L. z- g6 h0 K/ z/ h    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
$ V, R' |0 W( Z! r! K4 Paccount 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
$ }2 \3 C9 ~' p% dA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
1 i; M9 I: k7 b/ a9 t2 jeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
& f8 b4 g* ^5 F( R. H+ Z" N    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
- L+ Y5 L8 G$ f0 H6 T- [    3. Live simply.
  z7 S$ N; d0 [. L    4. Give more.
) v, a6 B9 c) r. L! o    5. Expect less.

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8 j! w" z) X$ H这是人生真谛。精辟！