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
/ P& H3 P& c8 I3 c+ [2 beach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
. y' {: L, ]  L2 ^shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ E7 d$ v( o3 C( `$ fAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
4 u/ U8 M1 J& [/ X! Qhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

. b8 B, I+ F6 O" h$ I! }& }( C( PAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
2 W" U! I/ D- j( @0 S4 j8 v4 E* g3 ndescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
  U0 Y' Y9 B: u  N+ Nhung on his window.
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0 O( F3 h1 T2 `! z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
4 \" i# X5 c; h; J# q2 c0 T. _just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

, A- n7 _& ?4 ^- U, b7 H/ M"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."

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
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
7 O- J* X6 I. o5 dand 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
9 K1 V7 W- V6 Z8 w; d/ Gday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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% Z2 f0 ]' Z+ ?* ~" ?. X% aJust 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
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
3 r- I- m6 n: FI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
: z7 N. R0 o! O+ P) k, M    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
7 b$ s: T0 x4 f2 u/ c( 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
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
/ o+ q/ u% t# }: |& @% U9 ?; Gshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
& p4 w6 ]/ ~! d; ^6 m* Q    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
' X. K2 e  L* }% l9 G; T    3. Live simply.
6 X) E. ~) a! y2 B    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

) {5 F$ Z8 x) K' G这是人生真谛。精辟！