Tuesdays With Morrie Aphorism Analysis

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Morrie from “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom says many aphorisms that will make me evolve in the future. Morrie used thirty-one aphorisms in his book and I have chosen three that I am able to connect with. Morrie and Mitch together throughout the book influenced me . Morrie from “Tuesdays with Morrie” reminded me of why I should love, that it is never too late for family, and not to reflect my life off others.
Morrie had a great life because he knew how to love, he knew how to receive love and give love. Morrie says “… love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone” (133). For example, Morrie second interview with Ted Koppel If you are dead or alive, love is always there. Love gives you passion to keeping pushing and without love
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I do not exaggerate my love to someone, but it never occurs to me that it can be the last time I hear their voice. Morrie reminds me doing the smallest things can have a big impact on someone. For example, if you see a homeless man a “Good Morning” or “Hello” can give them a moral boost for the rest of the day. I prioritize love and family above all because I cannot imagine the world without them. I have seen love, first hand when someone past away, I went straight to my aunt 's house after my soccer game. Furthermore, all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and family 's friends there celebrating his birthday of my Uncle that passed away very young, I went to the backyard everyone were watching old video recordings of him projecting on the wall, but what hit me by surprise was everyone crying with tears of happiness and enjoying their time. Just to show that memories will always be there to remember the people you love that pass …show more content…
Mitch had class with Morrie every Tuesday, but it had to come to an end. Mitch promised Morrie that he will continue to see him however he never committed to the promise. Eventually, Morrie says “Don’t assume that it is too late to get involved” (18). Before Mitch was remembering what Morrie taught him about being human and relating to others. Morrie shows he is not a hypocrite to his own aphorism because he glad to see Mitch once again even though he did not fulfill his promise. (Come back to this Paragraph)
I felt horrible towards my aunts, uncles, and cousins because I never went consistently to the family events. I took them for granted never there assuming that I will go next time, but next time never happened. Morrie reminded it is never too late for family and seeing how easy Mitch was able to reconnect with Morrie it showed me that the ones you love will always be there. Even though I felt I drifted away from my family, but I never stopped loving them.
(Talk about Morrie) So as long you “Find someone to share your heart, give to your community, be at peace with yourself, try to be as human as you can be” (34). Find your soul mate the other half that will make you keep living. Help when you are able to, and make mistakes to become human as possible and not being able to learn from them is the huge

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