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
. W0 l' i4 p9 S3 k! T& Y' g, qeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
9 X+ Y4 ]: A" c3 X% Q4 t! mAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
- ]8 k! @( O: T% T$ c/ ohe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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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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' j5 R3 E  A4 z+ b! h- ^3 G3 t# J. E& E"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.

9 g5 J' {: A  t8 d0 L"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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) u$ a8 ^. s% `; R/ a"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
5 _( U& O; ?/ Broom 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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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

/ b$ z5 N, S2 R9 Z+ ~I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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and be thankful for the ones that do.
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0 [3 L+ \1 {0 S8 {, t: x. S; ~Each 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.
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4 N# f6 g: O6 N& N. C6 Z8 A' ]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.

0 C6 K+ t7 C/ I% @/ \) aSo, 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.
& v8 X3 Z  P; dI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
+ P! k- Z4 ?+ B6 s  z    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
4 G) ]' r, @+ g3 I# o    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!!
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
5 j3 c4 Q. r+ X8 y/ Q' j- J8 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
8 X3 U. s  }( ^5 R' n) p2 Tshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
& z% `+ A5 d7 m    2. Free your mind from worries.
3 d" ~" ~# R$ w; K1 e' O% V    3. Live simply.
/ s6 K4 O) M7 S7 F5 e# T; p) N" m    4. Give more.
) d9 d3 W1 e4 h) e    5. Expect less.

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3 D2 F7 g) b/ c0 G这是人生真谛。精辟！