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
+ Z: w- ?- k2 Y& E: ~5 |3 H4 [: f4 bnursing home today.
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0 }9 b; K3 M1 v; O" U# ]His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
9 j. d6 ]9 q% B2 v1 hhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

& S) X+ S4 f, j; o( {& D8 q& ?* ?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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' Z1 I) {+ `* j"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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3 _5 E$ c) W9 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.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
9 c/ l& N1 E! i' R1 j6 Nroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
% ~, a& Q8 [# c- b" E9 LI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

It'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
/ `) R0 F$ _* `9 k; Yhave 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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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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( x1 p" m" Q) MJust for this time in my life.

* n+ D7 Y; W* t) Y& u1 ]8 W' GOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

" _4 y& C$ t" }; \" JSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
1 C% f: m. v8 Q2 P4 n- F" Laccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
, w/ {; r4 c9 h: X4 u' h: f2 c0 PI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

9 n! M1 M, `2 \& d- A( M    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
. i# b5 Z2 H  Z! T, s    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
  Q% P, [" u5 @# N9 ~    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!!
; d) A; [" D0 z  VI'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
. R7 Q7 m5 N; U: `3 H( t& }: f0 p: Qeach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
6 @/ A& u1 v& E. Y7 ishaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
( J& K/ {) u# o$ [; \    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
8 e5 R. A; B2 G8 ]& i5 x    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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' Z  w. `' g8 ]1 `7 ?这是人生真谛。精辟！