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
+ V7 x1 P! Q+ J1 H9 Oshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
% P$ W3 K% l8 p+ l6 ?/ v9 M" jnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
6 H$ X+ H* u% Z9 HAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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: ^. W1 L, z% H% V/ s' U1 H/ dAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
, V7 I* r' I7 Vhung on his window.
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1 f+ Q! y$ O+ r/ @% d6 I9 t& S, d"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
2 X/ y( O  ^- E- k+ f( d3 g) A) djust been presented with a new puppy.
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. w. b1 [  \, Y5 U# ?- q! F"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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4 G/ }' x/ z, E& k2 ~3 z"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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. D+ V3 i5 t, |9 q2 e$ X( h"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
5 h# h% r4 m3 j# x4 o0 C3 proom 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.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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0 B, i: A4 M  |6 l) N( WEach 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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2 N" ^+ z. }- }' n" n$ [Just for this time in my life.

. R' m  j/ w* g4 W) q' x1 [Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
: ^! G% Q! \& m( Vaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
# q9 o1 \3 i4 jI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

2 x: D% e  y5 o5 F5 r: W# x  E/ @    1. Free your heart from hatred.
) J6 d& r  G" B  Z1 H7 J6 r    2. Free your mind from worries.
8 S& V. u7 D8 X2 k    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
" R9 S7 g9 s: R# x! K% [    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
$ c, \) v  Z$ R& M; l9 L' Raccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
' r# Q* ]. B8 w# [( i& U& 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
1 Y3 z0 x' R& d4 X/ G& p- u' JA 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
2 {3 o4 b4 S0 P7 W: ?shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
9 L" L; _- ]+ f& v' U, A. y, x5 s    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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. t$ K& X9 ?/ }# D4 n$ m这是人生真谛。精辟！