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
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
7 o; _# [& g$ K, G+ n3 Z* kshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.

( z2 R8 u2 N4 n. T0 a8 ~4 THis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ ~; X# R" z0 J9 U" u5 }" M, z0 }5 CAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
/ p* K: |- W+ C$ i7 O5 }% she smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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6 S0 F  U5 N5 O, Y( K$ f% zAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
" j) A: C8 y( b, Udescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.

. e6 W& b; ]/ N7 l, f3 V- u"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
0 M1 g  u# H7 S" Yjust been presented with a new puppy.
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5 ], |* `7 t' D7 \. f, h"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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# k/ ^! f: ?+ K' W: `" h- z"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
0 S, ?6 T3 ]- V* V/ e/ i" F! Broom 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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( k6 _1 |0 N5 u# Q( GIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

$ v( o; o8 Z' F8 YI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
$ Z% o, G# |) W: G/ Z6 Fhave 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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) N0 h2 e6 E5 T' w: o9 _- CEach 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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Just for this time in my life.

2 @9 H9 {, X9 c4 oOld 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
5 u0 F% w# {* `+ X. waccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
; c4 K  M* E' p5 X8 rI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
# H9 E: ]/ _* t( v2 ^; x7 b# r% Q1 E    2. Free your mind from worries.
7 K: J6 c; u- e- m6 w, y    3. Live simply.
! w% c) H3 b8 E- z9 p! Y$ o6 S) T    4. Give more.
    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 B0 B9 R# R% x1 L" F& zI'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
1 \1 r7 n" b& N- U0 g3 L. TA 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  ...
5 t( F0 S4 P4 C# b  f5 d( m4 _$ n- ~    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
6 v; b! B0 }, x4 u  @& T+ x9 ~    3. Live simply.
3 V7 u/ E' q% u, X6 @2 z7 D0 g    4. Give more.
9 p/ h4 f% _. ]5 w    5. Expect less.

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$ ^% A1 h: u$ p+ S1 r这是人生真谛。精辟！