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
9 l; t6 n$ R! t/ h9 g$ Yeach 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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. V3 ?3 c: h" m6 oHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
! `* x; i$ v6 }$ FAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
* q7 A5 X; E1 V# @' fhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

5 J( d' g: A3 j( g! WAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
* d) `1 R! @  [6 s! |8 t1 cdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
1 m, W% Y+ h6 p( s  U0 {6 Y8 @hung on his window.
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. }5 B- F, E: H5 f' u. Q"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
) l6 y4 _! f$ u; hjust been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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. ]. i, ^9 d7 [* F& z) y! _) E"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
; p: z5 q/ V" v! ]room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
9 M) K8 r5 z: {' y3 `I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

; T5 @! ?; x% m; y; r! X% XIt'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
and be thankful for the ones that do.

( ]- ]+ N& L! m" SEach 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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3 K' N, \, H' l& z; mJust for this time in my life.

( d9 }; P  a+ Y& i, POld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

( @) d1 B- t0 A, t9 f% Y3 fSo, 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.
+ y$ X( A* |( i9 }9 bI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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, X) n5 G) E8 f7 ?7 N- ]    1. Free your heart from hatred.
, M" X2 o" C7 Z7 F4 }  R  q    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
8 ]0 W* q; m, F    4. Give more.
' W9 z2 Y) e( L$ x' r" `' w    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
, r( S; j. D! Yaccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
# Q- d& G- f- 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
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
! D1 h" V- }$ V2 Deach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
0 Z1 Z+ f6 k5 B/ v: H$ Yshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
1 D5 H. I9 w, n+ z& D    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！