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Tuesdays With Morrie Death

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After watching Tuesdays with Morrie I feel my life should change. I am afraid of death. Morrie on the other hand is okay with the thought of death. Morrie knows he is going to die. He has a terminal disease. I am afraid of death. I am afraid of suffering I am afraid of a painful death. I don’t want to die and leave my friends and family. My family mean the most to me. I don’t want them to feel the pain after I am gone. Morrie is not afraid of death. Morrie knows he is going to die already. Morrie wants them to use his body after he dies. He is a teacher and wants to continue to teach after he is gone. Morrie is a brave man and he knows he is terminally sick. I could be more like morrie. I could accept the fact that one day I am going to
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