Fear of Aging I truly have not considered whether I am afraid to grow old, upon debating if I am afraid or not, I don’t think I am afraid to grow old. I agree with how Morrie viewed aging, you retain more knowledge and wisdom as you age, and I think that wisdom is a valuable aspect of the aging process. I am not afraid to grow old because it’s the natural occurrence of life, all things have a beginning and an end, I just don’t see a reason for myself to fear the inevitable. I think there are some aspects of growing old that make me uneasy, particularly my health and stability of a social support system. I worry about any health issues my future may hold and ensuring I have family and friends around me, but altogether I am not afraid.
Age
Throughout my life, there has been more than one occasion as a child where I wished I was older. When I was around ten years old, I found myself often jealous and unhappy because there were things that the adults could do but I couldn’t. For example, when I was ten I spent New Years Eve with my eight-year-old cousin house along with some other family members. Eventually as it grew later in the evening, my aunt and two older cousins planned on heading out before it struck midnight. I asked my aunt if I could come along, which I always seemed to do no matter where …show more content…
Morrie deeply shares his personal philosophy on living and dying. Morrie’s philosophy was “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” (CITE p 24). When Mitch and Morrie visited each Tuesday, and Morrie would confront an important thing in life each Tuesday from Mitch’s list, the topics were all essentially intertwined with Morrie’s life philosophy. The life philosophy “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” is Morrie’s philosophy because when his body slowly deteriorated muscle and movement from ALS, Morrie got to evaluate both sides of life and death. Throughout the book, there are many examples of Morrie’s
Age
Throughout my life, there has been more than one occasion as a child where I wished I was older. When I was around ten years old, I found myself often jealous and unhappy because there were things that the adults could do but I couldn’t. For example, when I was ten I spent New Years Eve with my eight-year-old cousin house along with some other family members. Eventually as it grew later in the evening, my aunt and two older cousins planned on heading out before it struck midnight. I asked my aunt if I could come along, which I always seemed to do no matter where …show more content…
Morrie deeply shares his personal philosophy on living and dying. Morrie’s philosophy was “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” (CITE p 24). When Mitch and Morrie visited each Tuesday, and Morrie would confront an important thing in life each Tuesday from Mitch’s list, the topics were all essentially intertwined with Morrie’s life philosophy. The life philosophy “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” is Morrie’s philosophy because when his body slowly deteriorated muscle and movement from ALS, Morrie got to evaluate both sides of life and death. Throughout the book, there are many examples of Morrie’s