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
0 ?" |  L- K7 }7 Veach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
& R. L* K* d: w. f3 _nursing home today.

4 _* S! s2 p0 y/ g1 ~His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
$ C% ?9 n8 J! j3 ZAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
9 A! R8 ~& h5 J% w! \$ n9 @; Ahung 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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  i( H2 s, [7 f6 L+ H"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

- l( h3 J$ Z; M! X; r0 b) g2 g"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
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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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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 E0 g5 ~1 T5 d1 v- l5 w0 \; Pday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

9 P- n0 I' g/ ~Just for this time in my life.
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' S! X& L$ u7 p/ ~/ iOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

* c" D7 F" k$ j0 Q8 n4 u4 s( w0 \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.
) f! o! p" F6 d' zI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
. n  D# a5 x8 m9 p$ T. V    3. Live simply.
    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
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
: M* ~( @- h0 Y6 [. N1 eI'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
( i& S2 W3 E2 a4 |; E* u2 N2 f6 p6 oA 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
8 L% K8 q4 E$ H( R$ Dshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
; l4 t: o3 x1 W    1. Free your heart from hatred.
- i  G& y6 j! e1 k3 U0 z    2. Free your mind from worries.
- P) B& k& t  `8 ]# Q9 A- F    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！