¨Age is not how old you are but how many years of fun you've had¨ -Matt Maldre. Getting older should not be seen as a weakness but as a strength according to Morrie. In the novel ¨Tuesdays With Morrie¨, Morrie recounts all the times he went to visit Morrie for their life lessons. According to Morrie growing older makes you wiser because you don't only grow just in age but as a person. The experiences and knowledge you learn as you go makes the journey something that isn't scary or bad. Experiences, learning, and relationships make time fly by and make age seem like just a number. Experiences make up most of what you are doing your entire life. From the good to the bad they shape the person who you are and who you are determined to be. That's …show more content…
I have to admit I’ve made a boat load of mistakes and acquired quite a bit of education as a result, but I know less today than I did 20 years ago. Uncertainty hasn’t declined, and if I have been bestowed with wisdom, someone had better send out the memo, because instead of sitting in my chair and sharing my wisdom with all those younger, I feel an ever-growing urge to seek out even more advice from others” (Marshall,2015). Marshall states that he thought that he would be more “perfect” as he grew but he realized he kept making mistakes as he went and he learned from those mistakes. There is never a point in life that you can reach “perfect”. “The past is the past, the future but a dream, all we have is the moment. When we make the most of every moment, we are ready to make the most of every day” (Marshall,2015) Morrie says something that relates to this “Everyone knows they’re going to die,' he said again, 'but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently” (Albom,1997).
Basically if we knew how and when we are going to die then everyone would have a different attitude towards themselves and their lives. Another quote by Morrie