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
nursing home today.

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,
+ M, S6 W3 N/ a6 f4 {8 Jhe 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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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
4 C0 ]1 P) E+ D1 l: A+ bjust been presented with a new puppy.
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5 I/ t- |; v  b& r5 P" Q$ `. Q"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
' u. r  [% z: y) ?6 ^3 Mroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
1 e8 ~$ F+ Y' L0 XI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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6 F% n1 S8 f  M. m; C6 nIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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  L% d/ h. G2 W4 @I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
- G- J3 V4 v2 z, k0 l2 H: q6 L5 c: x8 Qhave 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
) V8 k' B+ {$ gday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

: F3 H$ _; ~4 V0 t5 SJust for this time in my life.
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$ C5 g# O3 f+ X- ^3 DOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

8 v0 t! }9 H( v1 I5 `! Y/ ]$ ZSo, 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.
" x0 C5 [4 _8 ~I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
& {+ {; h! R4 V& R' ?9 x/ _    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    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
$ R3 o6 b% R( h; I) y5 ]2 k3 V& Yaccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
2 R5 `1 C& M+ t" d; Q  ?% 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
$ l# I' H# F* A' uA 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
! a  K; i$ M: E" F+ A$ _shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
: f# ?6 F* q& @1 |7 ^1 v4 L    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
8 X* H) G1 H7 h" h/ V+ O    4. Give more.
9 r) p, d$ x- ~. X* R! ^    5. Expect less.

4 D$ ?  x  N* a. L) D% Q这是人生真谛。精辟！