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
! O0 i" h2 i5 _" J' s( l3 `each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
" {0 x: y. M7 [; M4 \1 o4 |# P! yshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.

( p2 e$ q- j3 s4 k  w! m: GHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
( K: ~0 Z* r0 K5 nAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

+ X* d$ u4 ]# E  _  U4 j& _. J) K/ {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.

6 n( |) i7 j7 V# ~' 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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"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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- u0 i" Z- U/ E$ W8 r. }' b. l; 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
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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3 S  S& E: N: AI 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
9 g# g7 f+ W# Kand 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.

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.
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1 n3 k* g& n5 ASo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
- K8 I" [5 b8 `5 b# D/ Gaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
. D) i! ?/ d8 G( h    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
# u- N! ^1 c2 _* U8 j4 p    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
, a, g6 J( L; Z) C( Saccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
+ F, \6 k2 _0 l  ]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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
4 o4 d$ }8 e8 s- B( X1 W+ V: N    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
3 m5 ?: ~" K) V( O" M    4. Give more.
4 C2 w7 r1 l9 [3 ]% s; I- Y    5. Expect less.

5 W8 ~/ b: U! c) G" D这是人生真谛。精辟！