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
3 I( L; {4 \6 j; ^- f6 kshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
- U) W$ a9 J, `& d  D6 A& ?3 Tnursing home today.
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1 d/ |. i6 s1 u2 RHis 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 {1 [, b, Uhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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4 f9 h" [# P! M) s  ^8 @; ~As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
; _! _" y$ h" `, t; [5 R, a4 R$ Bdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
3 W! |2 O* a6 c- [$ O  O( M, F0 Shung on his window.

"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."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"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
+ E( z' T8 U% k5 CI 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.

; @* r$ U3 q$ J" y5 U' GI 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
7 L  P) F3 f0 t. _% M+ O5 s' zand be thankful for the ones that do.
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3 O* V. H$ x- s3 {2 yEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
: h8 h! S6 t& O# e, pday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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6 h  a" e/ c; J, y( u7 [Just for this time in my life.

4 u3 K& n7 D, A9 U9 M1 x/ uOld 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
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
) @$ X# q9 C3 e2 b  HI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

( s! u! w( ?4 Z: k9 u6 M/ N    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
* _& ]8 c) K6 [, d& Q    3. Live simply.
, f. k4 G0 s; M" K    4. Give more.
) {: c1 D4 b7 Y  r- p3 S7 F& D    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
account 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 B* t7 @0 ?$ C: u! n. x- TA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
  u6 |/ Y6 u) aeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
* L$ [, |  e9 ^1 W2 h    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
- }+ G7 ^5 R) X. n' v1 ?    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！