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
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nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
. `- F* C! G; N. @$ PAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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* [7 _. z( X4 SAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
6 `* J: l  F! Q1 E, D+ _5 }! wdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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  u1 Q( N0 ^# o: K5 L; X& J+ F"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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8 Y8 R# y2 I3 e) A# p5 R7 b"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

1 z3 w2 v" r) @8 s( ]/ ~"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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0 `3 U- ^) x8 V4 i: R+ w"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
; n) m  q0 u2 q& WI 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.
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% p8 f' K* b; W# g. M: v7 RI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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, B- I9 S+ N9 k( wand be thankful for the ones that do.

: [, S* p1 B4 p* |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.

' H# X) L  M$ R# KJust for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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8 S. @/ g( v  ]: m" [+ B- HSo, 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.
; ^" v1 d# z1 Y1 k7 f/ A$ |I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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# T0 M2 i2 r2 |/ X7 l* E    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) K  o( |( h# K    3. Live simply.
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    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!!
1 o* A3 d  O- i2 e/ WI'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 T; `* z1 `! ?5 zA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
, s5 I5 f. W  H: g& ~! V- A8 T# eeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
9 W* w9 i  D3 w1 d/ j. t" Jshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
+ C! N+ f" ?3 E- T( v    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
7 E% T5 _% a6 r    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
, i' N; ]- M, U6 A$ F    5. Expect less.

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! Q0 v; C2 c7 F, w1 k8 D! g这是人生真谛。精辟！