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
/ k' U6 ^! P9 ]9 q  k6 w! ceach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
4 D! x0 y. r# Z& {( J4 Fnursing home today.

& ~& X. _/ ^% K+ s' N2 z' kHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
) V. L/ S# t4 F  N% ?% K7 D2 o: ]8 N+ khe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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" @) D$ A, @$ s- IAs 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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0 i8 A) v' ~8 m/ u, @"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
: k# P. w: Z( N( z" Kjust been presented with a new puppy.

$ D3 p: f! V! U" X' H! P* Y"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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# @: w0 w( l2 p0 H9 c- k- G"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

7 P& L; ?4 f7 m* }' o- {) d"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
7 j1 n% h9 [* w# `, }6 XI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

7 r4 Q0 i* K3 g4 aIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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3 [* K; Q2 G* q! |I 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
5 q& R" G' M6 ~' z7 c+ c' Z; Kand be thankful for the ones that do.

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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Just for this time in my life.
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3 p" q& d# y, q6 V- 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
" Y2 {$ f' U" O6 ?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:
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7 w, y8 r5 _2 |2 x    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
8 x) Y. c9 q: z& ?    3. Live simply.
- T4 [* }- g1 [4 @9 |' c9 o    4. Give more.
( E+ O6 [1 _+ |2 p1 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
) h* i1 X' i9 L% iaccount 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  ...
* Z- @! B% D. J, a( T; }! H    1. Free your heart from hatred.
) X2 W. P+ q8 p6 s4 e# J5 _    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

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- u' m" {) I' ]3 i6 x  |这是人生真谛。精辟！