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
+ Y- |& k4 W- w# n+ P. D& F9 i: Qeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
8 Z2 x  ~& x% S# V7 m5 Qshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
) |7 n( Z7 s$ v3 }' Q. Znursing 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,
; v. }, ]  c+ o: U% U  K  c% nhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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$ X6 C. O; f3 d" X9 d) }As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
; K7 t3 I9 M7 M3 |( mhung on his window.

1 M) \8 _3 y1 c"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
4 `, E  L( o! ]  h% G% sjust been presented with a new puppy.

, |3 d, C: U/ u"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."

  _% ~5 {/ I0 e6 {, f' jIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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' C. T7 y/ _1 B* ]9 RI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 r- I) L  K' p, d/ A4 \- P$ \" bhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
6 H# S: D. z. c  ?( {$ T! [, S+ _and be thankful for the ones that do.
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! i1 H" m# }  l  A* Y' iEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
2 p/ z' o1 w- b5 y) |) e* k& Iday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

3 o: ~3 z6 t: M) n/ z0 E. M& jJust for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

+ Y4 r" x" X1 v2 }* F/ i5 @So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
" M+ u- o$ b  xaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
( [! W9 p; c$ o, `- q    2. Free your mind from worries.
0 L' d* ?; J0 p& ]9 v/ E    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
; D/ n% d  M+ Z1 ?2 q% d4 S9 u    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
; [( v0 h3 p  I2 h- z4 O( Caccount 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
8 P! W8 ^* A6 k  j- t0 ^each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
5 ~  y# v$ a) J  z4 _    1. Free your heart from hatred.
, k9 u8 P/ T' J# _    2. Free your mind from worries.
& n; l, I" F. H    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
( i8 S9 [4 B  E( j2 _* t: {0 r' o    5. Expect less.

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7 m3 }/ h. ^6 [7 C这是人生真谛。精辟！