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On the fifth Tuesday, Mitch reminisces about the time him and his brother were almost in a car accident.
On the sixth Tuesday, Mitch comes over to visit Morrie with bags full of his ‘normal food supply’ when Charlotte informs him the Morrie is not doing so well.
Morrie talks to Mitch about the importance detaching yourself. Morrie reveals that he wants to die peacefully even if it is from a coughing fit, which he will achieve by “detaching” from the horror.
Morrie reveals that he spent years working at a mental hospital named Chestnut Lodge. He then, shares his experience there with the patients as well as his experience being a professor at Brandeis in the late 50s.
On the seventh Tuesday, Morrie’s condition worsens.
Mitch asks Morrie how he stays positive and Morrie replies saying that he likes it because he gets to feel like a child again. …show more content…

Mitch confesses that he already feels old. Morrie listens and tells him that he does not buy into the cultural emphasis on youth.
Mitch also asks Morrie if he ever envies younger people. Morrie’s reply is how can he envy younger people when he has been their age before.
On the eighth Tuesday, Morrie continues the discussion about money, saying that people think that money and power are the most important to achieve in life. Morrie then says that money and power are not substitutes for tenderness. Mitch pretends to take notes while realizing how much of his time was spent on pursuing the wrong things.
On the ninth Tuesday, Morrie’s condition worsens even more and they talk about how love goes on.
Then, Morrie asks Mitch if he ever hears his voice inside his head. Mitch admits he does, which Morrie says proves that he won't be forgotten and that love goes on.
Morrie decides that he wants his tombstone to say “A Teacher to The

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