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
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
nursing home today.
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5 j5 E7 d" T+ p1 I  J4 T9 S3 r& FHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
3 `; b8 T* q  O! }After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
( K5 C+ G+ x) h! ^: e7 `- whe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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3 ]$ w+ _( d4 n% [# \' VAs 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.
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( R* ?. U4 P6 T- e5 D1 X- ?% i"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
" ?; H/ S+ s& o  V. c  ijust been presented with a new puppy.
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6 f' x$ P& c; m$ E  W"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

+ R5 `- s2 }1 [9 w1 R" B" x$ @# Z"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
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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5 w6 w; x; ^1 S4 GIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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; u- S( H% O7 w. ?I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
# G1 K8 M7 S7 V$ q4 Mhave 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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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ E7 g* \- ^& sday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

Just for this time in my life.

Old 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
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:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
4 g* T6 g8 S# \    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!!
9 C" \1 [: J8 K3 ^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 |1 Q9 J( L6 b; D8 R- ^, i! seach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
; u) |3 x# {% t    1. Free your heart from hatred.
7 i8 N0 y+ O) J( N$ V$ C    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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4 h! ^$ @* I  [; P这是人生真谛。精辟！