Albom began sharing Morrie’s death and the process of dying by sharing one of the very first metaphor’s when he describes the pink hibiscus plant and how it stays beautiful as its leaves wither away. “The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by a window in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink flowers.” (Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie, 1997 pg. 56). As Albom visits Morrie on his weekly visits, you notice with the tone and several subtle references that the leaves are withering away as is Morrie, but both stay beautiful on the inside and out.
“ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. Often, it begins with the legs and works its way up.
“ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. Often, it begins with the legs and works its way up.