An other value, that is really important for Morrie and that he taught Mitch and all of us, is the importance of loving our family. Morrie thought that one's family is one's foundation, as the love and caring that a family gives is supremely valuable. During his lesson with Mitch, Morrie quoted Auden, his favorite poet, who said, "Love or perish”: Morrie loved his family, his mum, that unfortunately died when he was still a child, his wife and his children. He believed that the family is the only thing that will never leave anyone alone, that will always take care of everyone. “This is about of what a family is, not just love, but letting others know there is someone who is watching out for them… Nothing else will give you that. Not money. …show more content…
What better situation could strongly test our love. Although so many kilometers divide us, we have never been so connected to each other. I am living the best experience of my life here, I could not have desired a better host family, but it is obvious that I miss my family a lot. Nevertheless, I know that they are always there and they will always be there for me, either if everything goes well and if I have any problems, they will always love me. “Without love, we are birds with broken wings” (Albom 92), and I could never live the experience here in the USA, my brother could never live his experience there in the United Arab Emirates, we could have never taken wing with broken wings.
Morrie teaches that accepting the inevitability of death is the secret to live life. He thought that everyone is aware that they will eventually die, though no one actually believes it. Morrie admitted that he had not thought very much about death before his illness; in fact, he had once vowed to a friend that he would have been "the