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Meaning With Morrie's Tuesdays With Morrie

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Tuesdays with Morrie a book that brings meaning and understanding to life’s greatest things from birth, family, Society, Aging, Fear, Greed, death, the pursuit to finding happiness and contentment with the life that one is given. Morrie an older gentlemen diagnosed with ALS deeming him terminally ill with only a short while to live teaches us some of life’s greatest lessons. Morrie truly lived his last and final days to the fullest by being interviewed about death, dying, and life in general. he was able to help those around him cope with the idea that one is going to die and there is nothing we can do about it, but move forward in a positive way. Each and every Tuesday we hear from Morrie about the meaning of life, while watching him struggle …show more content…

Morrie teaches us to be part of the individualistic culture to create a culture for ourselves that is based on love, acceptance, human goodness, and to support more ethical values than those of the popular culture who support greed, selfishness, and superficiality. This is something that most of the world tends to turn to, which is why we see so much grief within the world. People do not know how to live life to the fullest and to be grateful for what we have. So many people including myself at times are so into the worldly possessions and trying to keep up with the people around us. Realizing that none of this truly matters when it all come down to it is something that I will remember. Every year around this time, I begin to realize how much greed is truly in the world. Thanksgiving day always gets me as this is a day to be thankful for all those people in our lives and we chose to spend it out shopping for that great deal. It is a day that is taken away from so many people to enjoy their families. Society leaves a bitter taste in my mouth due to all the greed that individuals possess. Morrie's philosophy about life and maintaining and striving for a more individualistic culture is something I will carry with me …show more content…

Two people that give me insight into life similar to Mitch and Morrie's relationship. They truly are those people that I can look up to. They are my grandparents, Lila and Harold Becker. They have been my spiritual leaders all throughout my life. They stepped up to help me and guide me through difficult times in my life. Their marriage and relationship together is unforgettable. They have taught me how to love and how to be love. They have shown me who truly is important to have in our lives and they lead by example for all to follow. When I was 17 years old I became pregnant they had a significant amount of love and compassion for me and their great grand baby. They were there when I needed them the most, without their love and support I do not know where my son and I would be. They have a special place in my heart and I would not be the person I am today with out these two wonderful people in my

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Facing Adversity Kevin Conroy once said, “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.” In both novels, Tuesday’s with Morrie and Night, the main characters were faces with some of life's biggest adversities. In Tuesday’s with Morrie, Morrie gets diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and slowly fades away each day.

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Morrie’s Life Lessons Work, that is one thing that there is no shortage of in Tuesdays with Morrie. In the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie, one recurring theme is learning to live each day to its fullest. Mitch Albom, the narrator, chooses his career over his social life. He often takes things for granted, like Morrie did back in the day. Morrie wants to fix that for Mitch so he doesn’t do the same because he learned how not to take life for granted: “We think we don 't deserve love, we think if we let it in we 'll become too soft” (Albom, 1997).

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Mayzie learns that fame and fortune is not everything and that family and friends are important in our lives. The same can be said about God. All of these material things that we think we need to survive we really do not need because nothing replaces God, family, and friends. We are all children of God and he is who we put our faith in to help guide us along the way.

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Today, people do not think too much about forgiveness, that is why many people carry emotional marks from the past that do not let them move forward. In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom, he tells us how professor Morrie teaches him the importance of forgiving others and himself. Also, professor Morrie tells him how important is to leave the past behind, to be able to have peace. Professor Morrie was a senior man who was 78 years old and was diagnosed with a terminal disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). And Mitch was a student who keeps in touch with Morrie after he graduates from college.

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In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom faces major reattachment and life changes born from the impending death and relationship with his professor, Morrie Schwartz. Without delay, Mitch learns how to rediscover and reconnect with his emotions which was greatly inspired by his professor. Furthermore, Mitch’s actions towards others were significantly influenced by the growing relationship he had with Morrie. In due time, Mitch faced enormous life change relating to his occupation and life’s purpose, due to the life lessons shared by Mr. Schwartz. Through witnessing the prolonged withering of Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom can better connect with his emotions, actions, and occupations.

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“Love each other or perish”(Albom 149). Throughout Mitch Albom’s book, Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie teaches Mitch many different aphorisms about how to live a healthy, and successful life. Mitch’s book is a story about how he reconnected with his college professor, Morrie Schwartz who is sufferring from the diease ALS. Throughout Mitch and Morries meetings, Morrie teaches people to live life through saying what they mean before it’s too late, appreciating family, and loving someone even after they are gone. The first lesson Morrie teaches is about regrets, and saying voicing an opinion, before it's too late.

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When a loved one dies, it may seem like the world is going to end. Although it is emotionally taxing, death never makes the deceased go away. In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Mitch was a popular newscaster who was engulfed in modern society’s pressures. Shortly after Mitch saw his former sociology teacher, Morrie, on a nighttime television talk show, he drove to Morrie’s house to reconnect. Mitch soon found himself visiting every Tuesday to discuss different life lessons with Morrie.

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Without my I wouldn’t be anywhere. My family wish me the best in life and never let me give up in something I truly believe in. They love and support me in everything I do and believe. Having the freedom to pursue what I want plays a big part in my life. It allows me to choose whatever path I want without the pressure of being expected to do anything else.

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Tuesdays with Morrie is a non-fiction book which includes values and lessons inculcated in the story of an old man named Morrie Schwartz and a young man named Mitch Albom which had lost touch for several years. The book circulated in the events of their lives from the flashbacks and present times and how they were able to meet up again and change each other 's lives. The central theme of this book is about life lessons one can garner through death. It is how the encounter and visitation of Mitch to his college professor Morrie every Tuesday became lessons on how to live life. With this, Tuesdays with Morrie is the outcome of the remaining time they spent together while Morrie is nearing to his death.

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They have always encouraged me to do my best and strive for the best, they have always supported my positive decisions, and they have always helped me when I’ve been in trouble. My family has been there for me and each other through thick and thin, and I really love them. Their advice, support, and encouragement have incited me to endeavour for the highest possible achievements. My family is my major influence as they have affected my life from the very start of my life in everything I do.

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The utmost powerful lesson that Tuesdays With Morrie provides its audience is to treasure the gift that life is, by living every day of our lives as if it was our last. This lesson is apparent at the start of the movie when we witness Mitch living this high-profile lifestyle which kept him constantly busy with work. Due to his work filled lifestyle, he wasn't able to make much time to enjoy the small things in life such as spending time with his loved ones. Overtime his work-obsessed behaviour caused him to have a fall out in his relationship with his girlfriend Janine. Thankfully, Morrie helped Mitch realize the unhealthy lifestyle he was living and taught him how to prioritize the things that meant most to him without completely interfering with his work.

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