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
! u. x9 m& C- ^+ f3 l# {5 s' tshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
& `  N% E, F2 Y# n& M- vnursing home today.
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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,
4 w- ]8 c1 e2 D( P) `, \" A. ?: Jhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

: g# y) p7 R& p, TAs 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.

6 n# H# |! ~5 Q* ~"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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! f: l  J, t+ Y. R) \"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
) l  G, L. y2 ^* b- B6 h. ^room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
- ^; m8 s4 ?" a3 d' T4 d  QI 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.

! N2 Y; b  f$ U5 c; P) l% B7 R5 OI 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.

: X$ r9 P4 r, G; a$ ^, ]8 Q. ]0 p2 bEach 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.

" [8 D8 O# t: `3 j; j7 MJust 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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7 g' N- M& E8 A6 A- G, Z* JSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 d: Y" l8 `5 v- }- Q2 ~account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
8 B, {# ]. D# C& ^, T+ U/ }I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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/ M% l9 k1 U- w) e3 z$ H    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) U$ @; ]0 x2 W1 ^1 l; ]" L0 v) c6 m    3. Live simply.
    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
1 B6 m2 e# G  h& G8 d$ Caccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
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
8 \: m) h! g2 Leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
. }/ W, M4 t# [1 X  Rshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
  f$ V; N, ]7 s7 w  N$ O' B' [    1. Free your heart from hatred.
) k$ f4 H4 R5 |8 }$ n    2. Free your mind from worries.
, C6 C( h9 N1 W* A' z# ]2 Y* q' V/ ~    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！