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
& d2 e" T) s, O2 ~  @1 rshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
1 c0 k0 b8 f: E3 j( X- J! J4 UAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
2 x2 b& b4 u5 S# fhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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+ K4 L0 b) d+ @/ P5 M0 z7 z& i4 X/ sAs 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.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
7 \# ^4 ^8 c2 ajust been presented with a new puppy.

"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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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
3 `- U' w3 c; Z8 M. K: c4 hroom 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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6 }5 u. n3 i. ]5 |2 @3 G5 Y) TIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

. o# t, V; Y# x4 DI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 R0 {& c3 P. G8 |3 s* hhave 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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) l6 X) w( C/ `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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- g2 g" |' X1 J5 H2 d' lJust for this time in my life.
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% U1 T5 T/ z3 _+ TOld 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
; `  {. X, y3 B+ u- B9 W( U0 V3 c* _) Baccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
3 `7 J: f/ q" p% PI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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4 k7 W" L& ^& x& V" _/ c8 ~0 w9 \    1. Free your heart from hatred.
# ^# r* z% x7 \2 a- e    2. Free your mind from worries.
4 c7 H7 |' o$ L' j! g, z- D    3. Live simply.
* T: q, q8 c( A9 m5 M" D    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
! k& ^- N7 A) ?+ Y) gaccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
9 N) i: b6 c7 T  ^( t' [6 {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
5 d( C) Y4 u4 D1 ~each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
2 c8 }! A& ?4 ]  H+ ^shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
) f. R% D; |  n2 e5 T1 r& ]    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！