“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” (Albom 104). Mitch Albom was living his successful, but yet unfulfilled life of a journalist, when he saw something interesting on TV. It was a documentary on Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor. Morrie was talking about writing his final course, his own death. Albom finally went to see his old professor after many years. Eventually, Albom flew out to see Morrie every Tuesday. Together they wrote their final thesis: Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie and Mitch discussed everything from life, death, and everything in between.
Life is discussed throughout the novel at Morrie’s house. Over a period of fourteen weeks Mitch visits Morrie. Firstly, on the sixth tuesday Morrie and
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On the fourth tuesday, they talk about being prepared to die. One day everyone will eventually leave this earth, but a lot of people don’t think about death and forget that they could be gone at any time. If you are prepared for your death then you can involve yourself more fully in your life. If you ask yourself “Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?” (Albom 81). If you are the person you want to be, then you won’t leave as the person you are not. Furthermore, on the seventh tuesday they talk about the fear of aging. You should embrace aging, as you learn more and become more wise. If you stay the same age such as twenty you will always have the same mindset as twenty, and never learn and grow. “It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and that you live a better life because of it” (Albom 118). Growing and learning more will help you to understand death and help you to live a better life without worrying about your age. Aging isn’t only about decay, but your knowledge growing as well. Being prepared for death and the fear of aging will help us to be able to die, and be able to live until we