 鲜花( 29)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ( s8 F4 U/ D# R
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
7 Q; ~6 O2 L& f: A( P1 ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 6 h, q5 s( \3 ] k1 t2 n8 S
nursing home today.
" p. S- r1 O9 T3 i* W
: u/ \' T* d+ }2 G: FHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' f: F) F! y. r6 RAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 4 x, |& p0 u- j2 n
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
' n! F8 f) p8 Q- L, \3 f5 H& K3 y( J- P7 E/ n/ d% ]
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ; Z0 R& l4 Q0 k8 A: ^' ?# T
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
$ F' ^+ ~7 U6 X& b0 P) v' w$ p# }hung on his window.
! y$ {4 l# U1 O8 _# K6 k# E! u3 e5 L# y3 o
"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having : Z0 }/ U6 ]8 B! S8 I" g
just been presented with a new puppy.
* G; b1 r- s1 ~5 d3 x6 Z3 `
! Z7 @5 |3 w2 m6 s* j# S"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ; l' W9 ?, `" R3 w5 o; Q7 u
' E1 T7 g9 z o7 E' a% i2 S5 E
"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
! }5 b+ H) G) H- u( e' K6 V$ }+ K
"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 1 t8 G3 K% a3 Y& @/ U! S3 [
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ; s( u* b4 E$ i- {( I
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." * O+ T, \* L0 k0 q9 [7 Y, g: [
# \8 K( c+ W, [; B6 K
It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ; P! M+ u% ^1 A
" X, r% v" {4 m0 |. H2 B/ rI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
" X8 i) |3 V& F: q8 n- Thave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
; M+ }4 B% q/ q3 ]% @and be thankful for the ones that do. , d& i+ \+ Q. `1 l; e# d0 v3 Z6 j( @
' R8 w2 t T/ M( Y1 gEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ; i+ t% @3 t5 z% n# A* o# `% k
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. 6 k. r" z# Z. S' a* S
4 \* O. Z3 ?( _Just for this time in my life.
6 d& D8 W. g, P& J6 o3 q! U. J, k6 u
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
z* j" X% ?3 X) P9 |* L ]6 K" @ c0 j# X, V
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
2 B$ ^, N- S" k1 Q& X8 ^' y, k0 o n2 G) ?account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. 1 g# r O2 V2 i+ m+ G6 U
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ' v1 @& j8 @2 X- z" m
* o( A' X* F/ |% T6 R7 _# ~/ g
1. Free your heart from hatred. 6 ^# B, y! _1 Y! d& R3 Z# Q. q
2. Free your mind from worries. - X# R, Z: y* N0 f8 h% t2 ~* a& u7 ~
3. Live simply.
5 o+ t8 p% k' q' X 4. Give more. ! c8 N+ R4 s B, |6 @4 i3 C
5. Expect less. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2006-11-13 17:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
