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.

! J4 X$ n7 h& _, ?; S0 |: MHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
, k: B6 H$ I; M' K" cAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
6 {- Z0 d; a  {. ^& B" O$ khe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

- y* @2 H/ k( v' B& hAs 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.

/ c( D! p  e7 F# G$ M8 }: }3 s/ F; p"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
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" @7 g4 B$ |# p8 r8 h" J"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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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
% C1 j( h% Y4 Yroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
2 ~/ m! W" D5 q& n* @# ?I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

" z$ |  X% a0 m" _& h, ZIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
: m8 @+ j5 S7 d6 ?$ Lhave 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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/ U9 }) g; x2 n% X7 XEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
! F& o+ _( X6 O! r3 ~7 P# M; \day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

4 i3 x4 p4 V, I' e8 KJust 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.

0 [8 e9 b6 o9 |9 I& rSo, 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. Give more.
" M& i& ~7 [$ r4 L  {6 Y0 i9 h- k6 Y    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 }, K6 t' }5 W# L/ Aaccount 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
: e% f3 |. [3 H3 t% _1 B, BA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
2 q# [6 `( q. F% g- Reach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
% d' f4 G5 Q8 m$ u. w5 T) Ushaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
( O9 ~0 ~3 ]% T7 R* h. G7 ^    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

4 u* y, l; ]( @* g" C+ E这是人生真谛。精辟！