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
6 L6 }. r; q) _9 heach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
" e0 t3 [, P5 g; a3 @- hshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
% y% j8 \% Y# d- A# U! v& B" m* V& Mnursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# N/ Z. s8 v  ~( }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
1 ^; s& T- a6 N+ l; v/ rhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

! ~: u% ^7 I  \5 Z. DAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
" o! E6 L+ n+ ]6 E" u! Qhung on his window.
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& o! w. B. P" e- D1 O2 o"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."
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6 _" n# h3 C  e"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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; B7 c. ?/ }5 z6 y3 @"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
  X$ V* X& r* o" i! E2 uI 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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3 H0 n  N# x% K' l0 z: UI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
6 k6 ?6 w; [. r) [$ a. o1 s1 B0 Shave 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
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

4 x: ~3 Y$ U' qJust for this time in my life.

/ A" b4 V$ _: k, D( v( d# |Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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$ L% ]- r: w' ^  s  YSo, 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:

+ c5 b- z" I6 _  R1 T/ L% O* o8 |& \    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
. h4 S5 }1 {' p) z) P! S    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
8 z4 W9 L0 X8 `9 l4 Caccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
6 l% @1 h: }# l0 q6 L$ R/ T/ oI'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
  u/ R5 v* q; k2 D2 S- j* ^shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
. m5 d. J  y& z( C  `) W; M    1. Free your heart from hatred.
7 t" Q8 g6 M% }" I! C* x8 d( j    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
8 Z! O- L* L! f    4. Give more.
/ o' z" D( d, u2 g, r    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！