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
# c' N+ O; a+ n1 `3 w: M9 Jeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing 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,
; V' A# r# O6 W* m8 _5 U5 d# ^4 uhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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+ D' c, ^8 }0 }% I5 {: x) Q( dAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window.

- Z2 ]! r2 b9 r, b" A"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."

* b  c+ \: T, C3 w3 L3 X"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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- E- x$ r' Q. d8 |* L& m( e' f"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
5 I' j  ~3 l. f! A, [/ |room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
. ]( c& N8 g: P& d3 wI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

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
  M, X" W3 z2 y/ ghave 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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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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( G0 o" \# N" z; X& u: SJust for this time in my life.
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Old 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.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

$ T0 U+ _9 F4 Z    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) G# D. L" n) B" q8 A5 l    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
$ a# y) |* O- Y1 ]& p6 w; C$ b/ 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!!
2 A* S* _9 `4 g/ aI'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
2 Z2 `2 F* s, ]5 jeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
# Z- k/ N3 \; G+ Ashaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
9 i1 w8 T) {5 G$ W9 S    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！