Tuesdays With Morrie Final Response Some people continually lack the knowledge to understand the idea of life, while others lack the ability to face life as it is. Many people chase a life that revolves around money, creating a life based on materialism distancing them from the true meaning of life and what it means to be alive. In the book Tuesdays With Morrie, Journalist Mitch Albom flies to Boston to see his college professor who has contracted ALS, a deadly disease. During their first encounter, after graduating high school sixteen years previously, Mitch realizes he’s been focused on ambitions that will eventually mean nothing. While Morrie, whose time is limited, focuses on spreading his knowledge about life. Each Tuesday, Mitch and
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Reflecting on, “so many people walk around with a meaningless life”(43), Morrie exemplifies how many people pursue money and riches as if they were trying to gain the whole world, at the cost of their soul. If people accepted they were going to die, they would already be trying to give their life meaning by getting validation through others rather than money. What use is it to be known for money? To simplify this question, what use is it to be known for a piece of paper? If today were the last day we remain alive, will we be able to accept the last thing we said to the last person we spoke? Would will we be able to rest in peace with ourselves or will we ponder earth, searching for the answers we failed to seek while we were still alive. Will we be content with the memories we left others to reminisce? Have we left our imprint on earth or were we unsuccessful in that as well? Life appears to be a competition between each other, questioning who’s number one. But what is wrong with being number two, Morrie would ask us. It’s important to learn to separate ourselves from situations which lead us to resentment. Morrie, an old but wise man, requires us to remain open minded during his aphorisms, for we are unaware of the subjects covered due to our modern culture. Morrie, encourages us to live a life that does not revolve around money but rather filled with meaning and purpose. The values, morals, and virtues we choose to carry on reflects towards our character. In addition, we validate ourselves through others, encouraging them to do the same. And to not base their life on materialist things, that are impermanent, unlike the relationships we form, that will continue on even after we are gone. Our bodies will perish but our existence will not; we will relive in the memories of many whom we’ve touched and through the loving bonds we constructed throughout our lifetime. Not many will be be able to say
Reflecting on, “so many people walk around with a meaningless life”(43), Morrie exemplifies how many people pursue money and riches as if they were trying to gain the whole world, at the cost of their soul. If people accepted they were going to die, they would already be trying to give their life meaning by getting validation through others rather than money. What use is it to be known for money? To simplify this question, what use is it to be known for a piece of paper? If today were the last day we remain alive, will we be able to accept the last thing we said to the last person we spoke? Would will we be able to rest in peace with ourselves or will we ponder earth, searching for the answers we failed to seek while we were still alive. Will we be content with the memories we left others to reminisce? Have we left our imprint on earth or were we unsuccessful in that as well? Life appears to be a competition between each other, questioning who’s number one. But what is wrong with being number two, Morrie would ask us. It’s important to learn to separate ourselves from situations which lead us to resentment. Morrie, an old but wise man, requires us to remain open minded during his aphorisms, for we are unaware of the subjects covered due to our modern culture. Morrie, encourages us to live a life that does not revolve around money but rather filled with meaning and purpose. The values, morals, and virtues we choose to carry on reflects towards our character. In addition, we validate ourselves through others, encouraging them to do the same. And to not base their life on materialist things, that are impermanent, unlike the relationships we form, that will continue on even after we are gone. Our bodies will perish but our existence will not; we will relive in the memories of many whom we’ve touched and through the loving bonds we constructed throughout our lifetime. Not many will be be able to say