2020.03.23(星期一)

如何選擇終老? 

郵輪上的一位老太太

計畫生活而不被生命駕馭 應是一個美好的規劃

一個男人問老太太為什麼獨自一人在遊輪上。他注意到儘管她一個人，但所有工作人員，船員，侍應生和男服務員對她都很熟悉。因此，他問服務員那位女士是誰，希望能被告知……她擁有這條線路，但服務員所知道的只是她在最後四次航行中。

當他一天晚上離開餐廳時，引起了她的注意，停下來打個招呼。他們聊天，他問：“我知道您最近四趟都在這艘船上。”

她回答：“是的，這是真的。”

他說：“我不懂”，她不停地回答：“它比養老院便宜。因此，我將來將沒有養老院。療養院每天200美元，在這裡，我可以獲得長期優惠和高級折扣，每天135美元，每天剩下65美元的小費和額外的現金，我在這裡賺了，最多可以有10天一日三餐可提供精美的食物或客房送餐服務，這意味著我可以在一周的每一天在床上吃早餐；我每天晚上都可以免費使用游泳池，健身室，免費洗衣機和乾衣機並觀賞表演；我可以免費使用牙膏，剃須刀和免費餐具肥皂和洗髮水，他們甚至會像對待客戶而不是患者一樣對待您，額外的5美元小費將使全體員工爭相幫助您，我每7或14天就會遇到新朋友！需要更換嗎？是否需要更換東西？沒問題！他們會解決所有問題並為您造成的不便表示歉意。乾淨的床單和毛巾一天，您甚至不必要求他們。船上總是有醫生。這就是我要生活的終點。 “

An Old Lady in The Cruise 

A man asked why an old lady was all alone on a cruise ship. He noticed that although she was alone, all the staff, ships officers, Waiters and busboys were very familiar with her. So, he asked the waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told…she owned the line, but all the Waiter knew was that she was on the last four cruises, back to back.

As he left the dining room one evening he caught her eye and stopped to say hello. They chatted and he asked, "I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises."

She replied, "Yes, that's true."

He said, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home. So, there will be no nursing home in my future. I'm staying on this cruise; the average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. Here, I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for tips and extra cash. I have it made here. I can have as many as 10 meals a day of fantastic food or room service which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week. I get free pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers and shows every night. I get free toothpaste, razors, and free soap and shampoo. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you. I get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days! TV broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the matters replaced? No problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience. Clean sheets and towels every day and you don't even have to ask for them. There is always a doctor on board. This is how I want to live the end of my life. “