I agree with Morrie's Aphorism and it is very true. I agree because when you are alive, you don't realize how hard it is to go through painful situations that are life threatening all the time. Once you die you learn from your mistakes and you realize what you should have done. Also I agree because people don't live their lives to the fullest and they dwell on what is going to happen in the future. In these days we should cherish the days we alive and not dwell on the day we are no longer going to be. I go by that everyday of my life and I savor every minute I am alive.
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"A teacher affects eternity; he never tell where his influence stops."~Henry Adams This quote means a lot to me in many different ways. It is meaningful because students don't realize what their teacher did for them and what influence they had on them until they are older. It means that a teacher's lessons influence your life forever. Teachers teach you things you can't learn from anyone else. They teach these lessons about life and you may not realize how much of an impact they have on you. Morrie teaches his students, especially Mitch, about regrets, death, the world, fear, aging, greed, marriage, family, society, compassion, forgiveness, and most importantly a meaningful life. When I am older I hope to become a teacher who has a vast effect on my students just like Morrie did.
In this chapter,"The Second Tuesday We Talk about Feeling Bad About Yourself", Mitch is taking a break from stressing himself out about work. He looked forward to these visits on Tuesdays with Morrie. On this visit, Mitch and Morrie talked about one of Morrie's favorite subjects, compassion and why the society had such a shortage of it. Mitch asked Morrie is he ever felt bad for himself. He said "Sometimes, in the mornings. That's when I mourn . I feel around my body , I move my fingers and my hands-whenever I can still move-and I mourn what I have lost. I mourn the slow, insidious way in which I'm dying. But then I stop mourning." He tells us that you can't feel bad for yourself too long. Mitch thought about all the people he felt bad for. He also helped Morrie get in his chair, but when he did it he knew time was running out, and he knew exactly what to do. In this chapter, I realized that Morrie had a point. Feeling bad about yourself is not something that you should spend time doing. You should help others that don't have what you do, what you haven't lost yet.
Who I really feel for in this world are the soldiers of America. They fight for our country while being away from their families and away from everything that stands for home. Trying to be brave, having faith, and strength are the most difficult vertues to maintain while encountering both physical, emotional, and mental obstacles that come their way. The lives of these soldiers and what they encounter is not as easy as most people think. I view the world in many ways. By the news, what people say and do, and what the people around me are like. I think what is happening in this world is not what it should be. People are not treating others correctly and kids are bullying and not being nice to others. I view what is happening around me by the news and current events class. When I turn on the news I see mostly bad things happening in the world like burglaries, bombs, explosions, and deaths. I would rather see things that are improving in the world and that are happy and good. The news should not just be a channel about horrible things happening, it should make people smile, rather be upset. I feel that our world is changing and becoming an unhappy place.
Mitch:
1. Too much of a hard worker: "...I had a cup of coffee in one hand and a cellular phone between my ear and shoulder." PG 26 2. Unsatisfied: "My days were full, yet I remained, much of the time, unsatisfied. What happened to me?" PG 34 3. Interested in Morrie's teachings about life: "You know Mitch, now that I am dying, I've become more interesting to people. You were always interesting." PG 32 Morrie 1. Selfless and 2. accepting: " I was astonished by his complete lack of self-pity. Morrie, who could no longer dance, swim, bathe, or walk; Morrie, who could no longer answer his own door, or dry himself after a shower, or even roll over in bed. How could he be so accepting." PG 36 3. Confident and positive: "...Morrie would wander in among the mostly student crowd, wearing a white t-shirt and black sweatpants and a towel around his neck, and whatever music was playing, that's the music to which he danced." PG 5 |