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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
6 X+ @& A( f" d0 G  cnursing 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,
, O4 e4 k% H3 _he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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) u+ [) q! L' d, c1 g2 WAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
0 O; W: B9 n  J! L4 P$ A7 R0 |description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
6 F7 P% s* M5 {( ]9 @  j. z# phung on his window.

$ S: [1 D) r$ r. q"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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" D  f: j: R6 }2 P, W6 V# ?3 }4 h"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

! F+ X1 i( q5 E1 w"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"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
% a# P  e! Y. O, D5 TI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

. p( ]7 }* Q# J: n4 V: s2 Z% \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
and be thankful for the ones that do.

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.
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Just for this time in my life.

/ v; o9 [. c& Z; n+ hOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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2 c" ]* \, d1 X, D( u. A* \+ x* ESo, 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:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    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!!
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
5 J# k7 S& N1 j8 M- n2 I" @( c' sA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
2 C% N4 H4 B2 Ieach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
1 b0 Q5 @6 H: I    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
, J/ C! s& M* l    5. Expect less.

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  s& E& _5 ]$ I1 N/ @1 L这是人生真谛。精辟！