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
; W. V% u  _) N1 N9 D% p# |) h% {% c/ weach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
9 e: m  p+ M) t9 lshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
' R& S  R# v9 ^$ _# f1 B" Enursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
7 I4 ~7 i% i# Rhe 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
" f1 g! \+ a& A, w* E6 hhung on his window.

8 \$ \7 v6 s% z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

+ }; o' N( S0 s# g# a"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
% s2 W6 B, z; Troom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 v: a% k# \1 h. [# pI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

/ o& I5 Y9 {' ?9 ]It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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9 @+ C( x% L& s3 Q; v0 y- RI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
3 S& L% I% g) D3 g- ~6 Qhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
and be thankful for the ones that do.
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' m7 ^; z5 g' I0 T* I8 x, EEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
. A( G) s9 {! v7 A( N, y" B& t" |day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

Just for this time in my life.
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- N! J; z( N! M. |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
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
& L( x% D. ^! J1 I2 W& G+ pI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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+ H4 S3 W1 M8 [5 h    1. Free your heart from hatred.
# a" a1 W4 K) g. ?/ k2 I    2. Free your mind from worries.
$ A8 `1 Y, Z  D6 G    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
9 i" u( ?# \) ~( [    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
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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
! r9 ?9 h  K" d$ X) y) y; Q    1. Free your heart from hatred.
5 [* x" s. Y. C5 ~4 X6 ]- a    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
4 p7 v+ m; l) {2 o0 U: F    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！