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
2 f; k2 j* ~8 feach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
7 l+ {; a/ i' O- Sshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
4 b) o3 J3 H# O9 pnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
, b1 b) D3 V5 I# p* NAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

2 f6 g3 M8 h' G, Q8 O" l! [2 gAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
8 ^" k) V1 y) Ghung on his window.
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+ i* C, s# M% x5 V, `"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
$ I) ^1 w0 U2 Q; X  U0 \. @just been presented with a new puppy.
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/ K  j, A5 ^% A5 a8 ^"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.

"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
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

, V$ u0 f' ?8 E( {, W! TI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
/ X7 \- V* w' g2 R- Chave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
1 _0 Y1 n# ]/ G/ ]$ c; Band be thankful for the ones that do.

! m2 [6 Z* }, s3 Y6 Z. |* jEach 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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) {1 n! B! W% L+ C- G" n7 s2 E6 `Just for this time in my life.

2 x* s7 v, a; F1 n  A9 ?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.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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+ Y& H, S! M" ^( \    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
9 d  E% x  u5 _# _% P( a, y    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
: b6 r5 g5 X- B/ i; f! \account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
5 ?+ \5 j$ a' ?2 P, K# h3 N6 o' O6 PI'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
2 ?- o  L6 o. }. ^3 C0 \/ }A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
. z7 P; a' ^- s3 S2 ?: t* qeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
: L3 a: l" |3 {2 @0 \$ `6 Y( h0 A7 ]shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
+ V; U$ ~# w6 C4 v# S) s    1. Free your heart from hatred.
$ b! P8 l8 t% @8 R" G' A# X2 v    2. Free your mind from worries.
$ X) }! n: G; k$ c  t& r    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
5 d  e. j* [5 C1 ]  N7 B- W    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！