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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
9 r4 q5 [! N5 |$ fnursing home today.
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' r9 W2 H) X7 d& @' @/ g* y8 bHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' o4 Q+ b+ j# Q- P9 PAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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% v4 k1 ?% q, p1 _As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
1 V. p- N2 u2 |4 H2 A( fdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.

- |2 d# |+ p- d; u$ m5 o0 x, V* _"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

0 A1 v8 ], x# L" W"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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* @7 c6 S$ E, [4 D7 F7 x6 U"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

1 M6 f* L$ R$ b0 j  }"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
- o6 j/ d7 o5 z1 M% GI 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
and 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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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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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 g* |% n4 @" K. j! C& E; qI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
) q, u8 I1 |) X7 u9 l    2. Free your mind from worries.
- Y: I, s* s; o! M9 ~( b) I5 \' N    3. Live simply.
0 f! {: L1 z' w: ]! H1 K( B: C/ z    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
  X! u) h! z8 m2 p5 d$ t& d, D; xaccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
- @9 j1 @* V/ L" WI'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  ...
: z' p% ]' P1 W- m- L    1. Free your heart from hatred.
5 ~# L9 I9 ~8 V3 l    2. Free your mind from worries.
; y) p* G/ p7 `' t& C    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
; X( W. s. }: [0 o9 _    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！