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
7 ]; s$ _0 S% w# @( m1 n2 Peach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
# c1 y( g$ \0 G2 m5 fshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
' [8 D1 u2 G! X0 O7 M; Tnursing home today.

; t4 C8 a# M- B% _' xHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
  u! e' Q2 P9 t7 RAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
+ W5 Z2 [1 I' z5 U5 Q2 V1 Whe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As 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.

2 o0 [# z# H& r9 z# \! c) t"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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/ L& ]3 c1 \2 `9 x! Q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"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
I 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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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
* ^4 r6 o3 H4 J/ B9 g; Mand be thankful for the ones that do.

& v8 _+ W8 e; aEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
+ @3 {# U( }5 z/ sday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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% j* Z( Y$ b" V8 T* W- N/ GJust for this time in my life.

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
& z+ c: K9 q9 X8 D0 S" Taccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
" m3 H3 G* J/ x2 yI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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. [0 ~4 M3 u" \+ A8 d    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
% l4 E4 C/ p5 C- ^5 H0 g    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
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
5 J5 [/ H6 s, d1 [( e  ^& ^each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
* M3 P& ^# U6 X' y2 \& Q9 z' Jshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
6 T' t( I- i0 F( _    1. Free your heart from hatred.
( r+ Q3 m# c2 `    2. Free your mind from worries.
, r! Q; c8 n# @9 g; z$ U) K    3. Live simply.
: V/ V( i5 Q! y- I5 R6 j    4. Give more.
1 l8 v! y& ]+ O9 n% j0 g8 e    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！