Morrie Schwartz Every year, more than 5,600 people are diagnosed with ALS, but unlike most people, Morrie Schwartz was able to keep changing people’s lives around him dispite his condition. Morrie Schwartz was a sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author. Morrie was a very unique and fun loving person up untill his death on November 4, 1995. He was well liked by everyone of his students and peers, such as Mitch Albom, who wrote a book about Morrie after his death. Morrie was a very likeable person because of his wise sayings, respectful nature, and his ability to always keep a positive attitude. “Learn how to live and you’ll learn how to die; learn how to die, and you’ll know how to live” (Albom, 2007). This was one of the
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After Koppel asked Morrie what he thought of him, Morrie replied, “ you’re a narcissist” (Albom, 2007). Although the interview started this way, Morrie and Ted Koppel formed a bond. Morrie always treated everyone with respect and was always ready to listen to someones problems. Morrie once said, “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in” (Albom, 2007). This qoute by Morrie shows the importance of openning up to people around you. Morrie was very open to everyone and listened to their problems with respectful ears. As more and more people learned of Morrie’s disease, people suddenly wanted to talk to Morrie, either by visits or phone calls. No visiter was more important than Mitch Albom, a former student of Morrie’s from the 70’s. When Mitch Albom learned of Morrie’s disease, Mitch went to visit Morrie. Mitch started meeting with Morrie every tuesday up until his death, which is why Albom’s book is named Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie and Mitch talked about all aspects of life on Tuesdays, including problems that portained to Mitch’s life. There is no better example of Morrie’s ability to listen and solve people’s problems than when Mitch came to Morrie about his relationship issues, where Morrie offers great advice with another wise and memorable quote. Along with being wise and respectful, Morrie …show more content…
Unlike most people after being diagnosed with a life-ending disease, Morrie never tried to bring down people around him. He kept his positive outlook on life and his attitude towards life never changed. Morrie was determined never to let his descent into dependency rob him of his dignity (Wilson, 2015). He used his illness as an opportunity to keep teaching until his death. Morrie admitted to sometimes feeling sorry for himself, but it is usually for a brief time and didn’t affect his daily life. This is an important trait to have because many people feel sorry for themselves or let adverity effect their everyday lives. They don’t make an attempt to remain positive because they are soley focusing on the negative obsticals of everyday life. As Morrie once said, “Dying is only one thing to be sad about, living unhappily is something else” (Albom, 2007). This quote reflects a lot on Morrie’s experience with ALS. Morrie and everyone around him knew that he was going to die, but there were far more positives than negatives because of his diagnosis. Morrie used his disease to teach people and enjoy the little bit of life he still had left. “As you grow, you learn more. Aging is not just decay, it’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you’ll understand that you’re going to die, and that you live a
After Koppel asked Morrie what he thought of him, Morrie replied, “ you’re a narcissist” (Albom, 2007). Although the interview started this way, Morrie and Ted Koppel formed a bond. Morrie always treated everyone with respect and was always ready to listen to someones problems. Morrie once said, “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in” (Albom, 2007). This qoute by Morrie shows the importance of openning up to people around you. Morrie was very open to everyone and listened to their problems with respectful ears. As more and more people learned of Morrie’s disease, people suddenly wanted to talk to Morrie, either by visits or phone calls. No visiter was more important than Mitch Albom, a former student of Morrie’s from the 70’s. When Mitch Albom learned of Morrie’s disease, Mitch went to visit Morrie. Mitch started meeting with Morrie every tuesday up until his death, which is why Albom’s book is named Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie and Mitch talked about all aspects of life on Tuesdays, including problems that portained to Mitch’s life. There is no better example of Morrie’s ability to listen and solve people’s problems than when Mitch came to Morrie about his relationship issues, where Morrie offers great advice with another wise and memorable quote. Along with being wise and respectful, Morrie …show more content…
Unlike most people after being diagnosed with a life-ending disease, Morrie never tried to bring down people around him. He kept his positive outlook on life and his attitude towards life never changed. Morrie was determined never to let his descent into dependency rob him of his dignity (Wilson, 2015). He used his illness as an opportunity to keep teaching until his death. Morrie admitted to sometimes feeling sorry for himself, but it is usually for a brief time and didn’t affect his daily life. This is an important trait to have because many people feel sorry for themselves or let adverity effect their everyday lives. They don’t make an attempt to remain positive because they are soley focusing on the negative obsticals of everyday life. As Morrie once said, “Dying is only one thing to be sad about, living unhappily is something else” (Albom, 2007). This quote reflects a lot on Morrie’s experience with ALS. Morrie and everyone around him knew that he was going to die, but there were far more positives than negatives because of his diagnosis. Morrie used his disease to teach people and enjoy the little bit of life he still had left. “As you grow, you learn more. Aging is not just decay, it’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you’ll understand that you’re going to die, and that you live a