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
  X, h) t- R( D# d$ feach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
5 ]' _  T( `0 N7 z$ n/ Nnursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
/ a5 |3 o. ?0 B. zAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
4 L/ p5 i$ v0 v6 X  The smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As 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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$ `8 m1 @/ x/ E0 u$ s6 X"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
- I3 Q3 e' s( p8 `1 Y7 _0 j, w6 fjust been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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" Q2 d" P0 e5 p' E. }"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

, N, R% }( J# @4 o; G, H9 Y"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
: U8 E8 P+ _  W+ jroom 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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- q: F- r; P/ H; {It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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; ^9 _8 c7 r1 h3 uI 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
5 s/ i, E/ B9 a0 M: B5 Gand be thankful for the ones that do.

/ M  ]$ I5 d2 w$ |3 WEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
- W2 `4 K$ R  D% N$ x0 A1 cday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.

: R1 b% Z; d3 ]. vOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

$ g5 [) v# ^6 C- eSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
: @9 C! ]4 F! |5 M8 [: I" ^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:

; b; B& y( }  ]. `, i7 v    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
4 f8 i( _$ Z  m4 R    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
4 I2 _9 j$ W3 b+ R) N% B; c# `    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
3 `* r8 K) F) R) b5 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
4 @! ^% V1 Y- H: J9 ~& q6 T- Ieach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
' S& `1 \0 }& X& w; h4 q' q    1. Free your heart from hatred.
- H( z+ I: f1 u" b2 `% b3 P    2. Free your mind from worries.
, H. C; l5 W2 {5 i    3. Live simply.
2 L- e' S9 N. W( k' ^2 h+ L9 b    4. Give more.
8 K0 t+ q6 h6 W    5. Expect less.

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+ N! w1 z. A. e  j" w# v$ \; f这是人生真谛。精辟！