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
% f$ N0 s8 }5 P  {' A: _, G% Y! O2 Teach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
, s* ]- T" k; Z4 T7 Lnursing home today.
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5 e$ {+ y" N8 m3 @) [, pHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
) {0 i1 k4 {: r" h) \he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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9 p8 p) L7 Q8 n3 uAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
5 Z6 S8 _& V2 j0 B+ x0 C; |. u3 ydescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
$ g; e$ E' o+ w( I+ Ihung on his window.

"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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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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, L9 s/ H* a  o+ A! `- s"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

- [; O) c3 [6 G; I( {"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
+ P4 i( Q! ?2 ~) s' Wroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
4 S, q1 A  O% m( V! C5 jI 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.

3 Z# K0 ]; g& T8 HI 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
6 }: h2 `* ?( R2 E( Rand 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
7 |" f0 L- @2 R0 p2 pday and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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# [8 q. m. D4 WJust for this time in my life.
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$ s& T/ H) t3 x. v8 M, NOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

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.
+ c$ g0 v- o0 z! _    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
2 V5 A9 O3 T8 W: G% S    4. Give more.
8 ?9 o' o( t8 _. u9 m    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
( P1 k& S) l/ i8 g! \5 ^, j$ U2 `account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
" e+ a  h- R/ @2 P# |; a, x" C; SI'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
3 h9 g0 V! v3 Y' n% ]5 ueach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
% b- p. l) Q* _/ l3 r4 s% _6 H, `! H# R    2. Free your mind from worries.
, ^7 `% Z! r' n    3. Live simply.
2 \* ~) b7 h' A. Z2 O( V7 M& p    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

这是人生真谛。精辟！