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
* u1 E4 Z$ Y' }each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
, r" l' K! o) B8 [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,
( U4 i+ O, V7 o" n+ Jhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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, y" a6 [; A2 t. `# gAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

  p7 h& V) p+ W! A"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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/ Y3 {) W( f4 g% D3 M"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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1 D* L8 k9 }! [/ C# e"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
. C; s, n* C; \& \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."

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
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
& {/ _( X- m3 I9 Pand be thankful for the ones that do.

( Z2 j' z) z/ E% i; Z5 OEach 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 t0 [+ V: A4 r( p! E6 LJust for this time in my life.

0 ]! v  ~( j7 c6 w& A) e5 e0 ROld 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:
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% {. W+ ]$ R) j# n% V. f    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
: f- n4 d3 l$ d) y    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
2 U' P# L1 m$ a/ w4 _account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
I'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
% p$ J0 V0 t  g; Z( lshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
2 e' k- S3 e- G4 p2 y. I' U    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
7 A' \- i1 E* m5 ~+ t0 m    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！