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
. E  p& t7 c$ d6 k/ F8 e2 geach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
% G2 x: S+ O* V5 Y, Rshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
4 {8 q/ Z  A' J+ R7 jnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
6 M  r5 X7 Q/ u' R4 D. h, BAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
he 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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; c$ p6 U. H% W"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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! \& U/ B. C, R% o"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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; A; ?) H3 O: h6 j& C"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

+ U! p2 T9 X/ Y# q% M/ Q; j"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
: Q2 ]/ {$ ^: g2 }& f, h5 G4 v) C' 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."

It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
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# h( C1 P6 P6 u  sand be thankful for the ones that do.

: T7 ]- W- r. o( n5 ?* T3 g( ~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.

Just for this time in my life.

* i2 l9 v8 o1 ~) X) q! @, D% mOld 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
' }* T, x1 o& u" k6 E+ i) P+ Haccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
% L3 r5 \# a& a2 g    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
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  ...
) m% `* J3 R  E+ u, a! o8 ]    1. Free your heart from hatred.
" T$ M, }" q- T" B    2. Free your mind from worries.
3 F1 y8 I8 s$ ^' t* F; [    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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这是人生真谛。精辟！