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Dear Fellow Travellers,

 

Love and Love alone....

 

Received the following mail from a friend, which I would like to

share with you all. Please go through and reflect.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

Bank Account

 

A 92-year-old, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each

morning by eight o'clock, hair combed and face 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 waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled

sweetly when told his room was ready. 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.

" 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 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. Treat all with compassion.

2. Worry doesn't help.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Say 'yes' to life.

GOPI KRISHNA <gopi