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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Wise Words
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.
As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room …. just wait.” “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied. “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 I 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 have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and 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, just for this time in my life.”
She went on to explain, “Old 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.” And with a smile, she said: “Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less.
As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room …. just wait.” “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied. “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 I 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 have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and 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, just for this time in my life.”
She went on to explain, “Old 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.” And with a smile, she said: “Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less.
精句
1.
為什麼當看到好照片時人們通常的反應是"真的不錯,你是用什麼相機?" 當看到爛照片時, 則往笑話拍攝者水平差?
-人習慣將自己的成功歸因於自身, 失敗歸因於環境; 而將他人的成功歸因於環境, 失敗歸因於自身。
2.
人的一生為什麼要努力?
-最痛苦的事, 不是失敗, 是我本可以。
3.
知道做不到, 等於不知道。
4.
最能激燃起學習激情的一句話是什麼?
-你不能把這個世界, 讓給你所鄙視的人。
為什麼當看到好照片時人們通常的反應是"真的不錯,你是用什麼相機?" 當看到爛照片時, 則往笑話拍攝者水平差?
-人習慣將自己的成功歸因於自身, 失敗歸因於環境; 而將他人的成功歸因於環境, 失敗歸因於自身。
2.
人的一生為什麼要努力?
-最痛苦的事, 不是失敗, 是我本可以。
3.
知道做不到, 等於不知道。
4.
最能激燃起學習激情的一句話是什麼?
-你不能把這個世界, 讓給你所鄙視的人。
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