HappinessIsAnAttitude|幸福是一种态度Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedaway,makingthemovenecessary.Aftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthelobbyofthenursinghome,shesmiledsweetlywhentoldherroomwasready.Asshemaneuveredherwalkertotheelevator,Iprovidedavisualdescriptionofhertinyroom.“Iloveit,”shestatedwiththeenthusiasmofaneight-year-oldhavingjustbeenpresentedwithanewpuppy.“Mrs.Jones,youhaven’tseentheroom...justwait.”“Thatdoesn’thaveanythingtodowithit,”shereplied.“Happinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisarranged...it’showIarrangemymind.Ialreadydecidedtoloveit...It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice;IcanspendthedayinbedrecountingthedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybodythatnolongerwork,orgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesthatdo.Eachdayisagift,andaslongasmyeyesopenI’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI’vestoredaway...justforthistimeinmylife.”这位92岁高龄、个子小巧、自信而又骄傲的老太太,每天早晨8点就穿戴整齐了。她的头发时髦地护在帽子里,妆也化得恰到好处,即使她今天合情合理地失明、要搬进一家养老院也不例外。一同走过70个岁月的丈夫新近去世,搬到养老院是必然之举。在养老院的走廊上等了半天之后,她被告之房间已准备就绪,她亲切地笑了。当她推起助步车进入电梯时,我对她的小房间进行了一番视觉描述。“我真喜欢这房间,”她热情洋溢地说,好像一个8岁的孩子刚刚得到了一只小狗一样。“琼斯夫人,你还没有看到你的房间呢……还是不慌下结论。”“那和我喜不喜欢这房间没关系,”她回答说。“幸福是你事先就决定了的。我喜不喜欢房子并不取决于家具怎么摆放……而是取决于我怎么想。我已决计要喜欢它……就像每天早晨一睁开眼所作的某个决定一样。我可以作出选择:躺在床上,抱怨身体不便带来的困难可以打发一天;或者翻身起床感激某些部位还能活动自如,也可以度过一天。每一天都是一件礼物,只要睁开眼,我就会全神贯注于崭新的一天和收藏多年的幸福记忆……这一切仅为了今生此刻。”