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
$ u) \* H& k" e% ^5 B5 Pshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
4 A' W" p/ Q# t$ t/ I+ g! D! mnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' p! }" N( [8 [, G" FAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 {" [2 ~' ^, c% Dhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

$ y! f* P9 s! xAs 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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$ y+ A+ v4 e3 J/ l% ^, M2 X! n2 E"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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"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.
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4 e7 |9 V7 }. I. Y- r4 i"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
9 k. k" G" H. f0 I- vI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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: M7 v' ~% Z3 O5 ?( o3 m% V" W) w, i( }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
( A  L0 b1 L0 l; M# Y! O; {2 Qhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
! m( ^# p+ l8 D7 s% A9 p; I/ zand be thankful for the ones that do.
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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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7 J2 ?7 F1 l- H* O/ c$ g( o; GJust 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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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
. c4 {1 s+ L( Q- B' ~- i: faccount 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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% B/ E5 j$ h4 i: S& J: w/ Q* n    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
5 N7 d4 D* n2 G( m    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
' f# M7 n; A/ B' s7 nA 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
; C+ d. q- }4 l) Oshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
9 b( v9 c* D- ~    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
' q; A* o! d* H/ d- m1 Z( e    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

" p% i3 O3 _- s这是人生真谛。精辟！