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
* e; z1 Q2 h* r6 k+ ishaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.

( g( m4 p+ N) P4 j5 |4 {His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
: c8 S% O! l) b! l: `he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

) |# p+ s: m% S% h. U1 d3 o/ \" ~As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
1 ]0 a- u9 x) ]0 M5 Sdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
5 h  W$ d8 q, ?3 A* z2 z* Ahung on his window.
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
6 R* }& B) T+ g9 H0 Z& |! Zjust been presented with a new puppy.

5 E5 s4 D/ i% k9 i$ ]$ Z"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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3 r, s, T1 b$ x9 l2 ~/ q/ z"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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, d& v9 u! B& [# o"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
  P" C1 s; k! I: o' ]* T' C# nI 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
and 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
1 N- W1 j; @% f  S' K$ Nday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

' F, K: l4 N" G& LJust 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
% L  ^3 C5 X4 z7 k) E2 [. W" u1 Naccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

' l9 W* {7 p3 ]' J    1. Free your heart from hatred.
4 J$ X  R$ Q5 I    2. Free your mind from worries.
7 A8 S6 k- J% R4 I& c    3. Live simply.
3 A1 I9 D. k" x/ Y    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
) J# z# J4 z$ q. Haccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
( f  C8 V) [% JI'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
$ y% m. m; z6 d8 z& qA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
% w. z6 P( |# I  z2 @7 X6 ^: o3 N( _each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
- M# G4 k& }4 N3 O) s- B$ s+ [  F7 U9 i9 f    2. Free your mind from worries.
& x* ?9 B0 W9 E1 a  b- z    3. Live simply.
/ e; |) N9 O& T3 g7 K    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！