Spirituality, By Mitch And Morrie

On Spirituality
Mitch and Morrie do not discuss much about the concept of spirituality itself as they do not appreciate the word “spiritual” (Albom, 1997, p. 84). Spirituality considers the human yearn, “to seek meaning and purpose in life, inner peace and acceptance, forgiveness and harmony, hope, beauty” (Berman, et al., 2016, p. 954). Though Morrie culturally Jewish, he is all inclusive when it comes to religion. Though, Morrie discusses God testing Job in the Bible, the Buddhist concept of the bird on the shoulder predicting death and the dangers of money and power becoming a god to you, he doesn’t talk in depth about the conventional spirituality despite the subject matter of Mitch’s visits. In his last interview with Ted Koppel, Morrie admits to his struggles with spirituality. He discusses talking to God and bargaining for his spirit. He accepts the loss of his body but holds on to his spirit, hoping to eventually become and angel (Albom, 1997, p. 163). Though this is uncharacteristic of Morrie, trying to find comfort in one’s own demise brings many to spirituality. He says it best however in metaphor. Towards the very end, Morrie tells the story of a small wave living its best life until it comes to realize its fate, crashing into …show more content…
Death is inevitable yet we talk around it but just as it makes Mitch uncomfortable, it is universally unsettling to consider death. The indefinite uncertainty of death is off-putting and so we, as a society, don’t talk about it. And the world allows us to, the world keeps going with or without us. We often get bogged down by life’s high-speed demanding nature never stopping to consider happiness. Even in death and inevitable suffocation, Morrie is happy because he is surrounded by loved ones (Albom, 1997, p. 36). This story reminds us to get off of the cog wheel every once in a while, and consider our values, the people we love and what makes us