Fw: A Bank Account

[Rachel Climent]

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Maritina Romulo <maritin...@gmail.com>
To: Arthur Acuña <arta...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 12:33:58 AM
Subject: A Bank Account

          This is AWESOME ... something to think
            about...



              A
            92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully
          dressed each  morning by eight o'clock, with his hair
            fashionably combed and shaved  perfectly ,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, he smiled
            sweetly when told his room was ready.


              As he manoeuvered 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.  'I love it,' he
            stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just
            been presented with a new puppy.


              'Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.'



              'That doesn't have anything to do with it,' he 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 them in 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.

              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.


            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.

              Pass
            this message to 7 people except me. You will receive a

            miracle  tomorrow.

              Now,
            STOP! Did you hear what I just said.

  You WILL
            receive a miracle  tomorrow.


              So
            send it right now!



              Have
            a nice day...... unless you already have other

            plans.