“What if today were my last day on earth?” Everyone has asked themselves this question at least once in life, most try not to think about it because although not one hundred percent guaranteed they know tomorrow will come. Morrie on the other hand was not as sure about seeing tomorrow like normal people and in his last days on earth he decided to share all the knowledge he had gained throughout his life. Morrie began telling Mitch many aphorisms, little saying that put life in perspective. As I read Tuesdays With Morrie there were a few aphorisms that stuck with me and made me think a lot about my priorities in life.
“Money is not substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.” All my life I have wanted to be rich, “I have always felt like money really could solve all my problems and that whoever said money cannot by happiness” was dead wrong. I would be lying if I said that still didn’t agree with that, but Morrie’s words made me realize that money can’t buy real friends, family, or real love. Maybe I have been too wrapped up in the thought of money I am going to try and build better relationships in life and try not to make work my number one priority. After all it’s not like a job will attend your funeral after you are gone.
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I try to put myself in Morrie’s shoes, not even being able to use the toilet by myself and it scares me. If I can’t admit I need help now, how will I accept help when I absolutely need it later? Admittedly this is a harder problem to deal with than not focusing on money as much but I have been keeping the aphorism in the back of my head. There are many things that I just cannot do by myself and accepting that is a step in the right