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
5 r9 `. i: L% meach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
! j" i1 H3 u4 j3 ~  m5 m  J4 b6 Kshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
5 o4 l; @. P+ p# j9 {0 Snursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
& I: B" \5 [& P/ }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
' ?4 L3 X  E; ]! q% a/ n0 vhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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, y) y! J4 A$ O) vAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
& j9 [2 [. |; @; n1 Yhung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

"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
" `# z" z$ ~7 H; E9 {2 {room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 y; ^  h8 R2 T' [5 `9 b) xI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
! f/ I" \& d. Q3 fhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
- d" V3 X  \: G! Qand be thankful for the ones that do.
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- F1 U9 Z( W0 v8 j2 pEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
* G3 j7 x* l$ q0 E5 g" X1 ]day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just 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.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
) Q( q" M# B4 b" Naccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
2 Y. S# N, \6 D- ?0 fI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
" h% ~; H+ w  Q    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
# z) n3 n- F2 y1 LA 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
6 D- Z1 W1 M# f# g0 }8 a( x" Cshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
  w/ ~, e" y' @+ u( T    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
0 U. ~& X* h3 a: H* T    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！