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
. j- X$ p4 x' }, M: F+ r/ J# yeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
) j4 Z/ t  ~/ O6 d  z3 O1 h( D2 A" Ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
% Z( @& `, I0 Q- t- jnursing home today.
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' n, i+ U: k3 x' y8 LHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# u4 k! J6 p- P6 V- h7 \+ W( TAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
8 F6 K$ m; T# y4 t0 V4 Ihe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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5 X; \6 f2 R6 ^9 v( YAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
# w( t& L7 Q4 x3 s5 C/ ahung on his window.

! ^" i  J* t* q: j+ h"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
1 ~& {7 [! ~4 p+ [just been presented with a new puppy.
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! E: v- @7 P/ ]. g! w7 b) y5 M"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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7 a9 D5 m  F$ t. L"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
( s$ B* X& d. |6 Rroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

. m( k- S0 `3 h$ cIt'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
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
1 J7 M$ z0 G, X$ O/ {- E, @and be thankful for the ones that do.
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5 U' A) x5 X6 {6 GEach 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.

: w: n9 d% w( U- Z$ yJust for this time in my life.

' M6 Z) t# |/ ?3 d  POld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

7 t2 V6 k, P- w7 W$ iSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
* N0 [4 C6 k* q" l2 i/ ~I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
7 |# ^$ z' `# h    2. Free your mind from worries.
, q+ P  N2 H4 O' g& b% a% q- Y    3. Live simply.
) Y6 M2 J& v" l) L" L, t- ?    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
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
3 _1 O  m! R. L, g5 ]+ P6 O* B6 I+ sI'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
) @* M! {# J. f2 A' n( X4 |; CA 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
2 c5 p" a6 D" I" Y1 yshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
) G0 W. A" X3 _: p/ y; l, q! \# m6 n    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！