This story is about Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady. Although her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day. This morning Mrs Jones was moving to the nursing home. The nursing home was very busy. After hours of waiting, Mrs Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready.（1）在去她房间的路上，我告诉她房间是什么样子的。

Suddenly she said, “I love it!”

“But Mrs Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet!” I was surprised at her reply. She stopped and said, “Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is placed. (2) It depends on how I decide to think about the room. I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it.”

Then she continued, “I have a choice. I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is. Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can still enjoy a new day. Each day is a gift. (3) I’ll enjoy my life and all the happy memories. I have stored them in my bank account (账户) before.”

Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you’ve put in. (4) If you have put a lot of happiness in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.

Attitude (态度) is everything.

After an accident washed up Marina Murphy’s career as a dancer, she wanted to try something different. She set her sights on going to America from Ireland. Marina believed that she would have chances there and could do something she wanted.

Full of hope, Marina packed her things, said goodbye and set sail for the United States. Along the way, Marina pictured herself becoming famous in Hollywood as a movie star. She imagined living a better life.

Shortly after Marina arrived, she did everything she could to make a living. She spent very little money and worked several part-time jobs. She pursued (追求) acting as well but she was refused many times. With so much failure, Marina’s dream became hopeless. She wondered if she had made a big mistake.

One day, Marina sat on a park bench crying. Her situation was nothing like her dreams. She had a feeling that she wouldn’t be able to build a good life. An elderly man sitting nearby asked Marina if she was OK. Too sad to care, Marina shared her life with the stranger.

“Don’t jump ship yet. Give yourself more time to see if you will sink (下沉)or swim. I believe that things will get better,” he said with a kind smile. She thought about his words and then thanked him. That old man was right. She needed to accept both the bad and the good.

Marina tried hard to test the waters for a year. In that year, Marina surprised herself by taking to life in America like a duck to water.