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
/ {$ K. D& m4 T( U; {  q: g6 Veach 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.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
6 X3 y; l1 i. v3 Q1 L# \3 m% pAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
7 z$ }2 h1 u/ Khe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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8 ~+ a  |: w: E2 KAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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3 L+ ^- \- a9 y( m"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
9 ~2 }" |9 Y' w8 C  e) [) mjust been presented with a new puppy.

% E$ ^4 o7 b6 ~/ f"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.

"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
7 O/ H  }) r3 \& O0 w& Q5 n8 o4 l/ @. gI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

# N7 x8 x* \! p5 B8 rIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

" {7 Y* w! P9 v* a" qI 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.
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) }0 V: |3 p, u2 X5 Y* h1 MEach 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.

: o5 Z; I; M* \Just 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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  `* x8 h; f0 V" y; N, V  v5 e7 WSo, 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.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
4 s% c  [, g2 ~    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
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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
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
5 \" y6 I6 x3 b( X  cshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
8 D/ [8 U& I: `  {4 e    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
( r" G; Z0 U7 x8 ]    3. Live simply.
; t3 L+ ~' g1 L% n( R( ]7 d7 l    4. Give more.
  r2 u+ F6 n1 {    5. Expect less.

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% h- ~; V( i6 C3 I( c, i: U这是人生真谛。精辟！