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
/ Y9 O1 \9 c9 K0 y- R) xeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
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.
9 j; `( v! T2 z2 dAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

, e' r4 Q" k; }' T0 z4 a5 H9 PAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
2 l/ S4 m. }6 Sdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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3 B8 o+ @9 y' G1 q' z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
+ Y4 z' q) D1 wjust been presented with a new puppy.

! o" E4 B; `5 t0 V! y! {"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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0 ]# E$ \# r* k4 ~& i( u  j' Y"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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8 Y0 R$ ], C0 H1 v"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
* \1 K; o" S1 N/ Q$ Ghave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
2 X) D6 b; \# E: Y) ~" band be thankful for the ones that do.

+ g2 l: [2 w- |/ ~$ r5 w7 g7 KEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ l; F* U& `: a. G8 _day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

Just for this time in my life.
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  S* f0 }3 d  m9 a3 BOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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4 h; y' O: c* k* F" gSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
8 b$ k" H7 y  i% O8 Aaccount 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.
6 \7 J. c; m( m, m3 L    3. Live simply.
  Z/ ]+ A2 ^0 z/ n# t( y- e$ C    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
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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
5 j/ Q6 J4 k( [3 x6 aA 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
; r8 e! K! p( W7 j) `' Lshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
# k6 y3 L. o$ n$ p% f    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) L8 |: W. C. h4 ^. B7 d' o    3. Live simply.
" \! E, \1 v8 d# ~# b    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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( H3 |& l* }+ }5 E这是人生真谛。精辟！