Tuesdays+With+Morrie

Throughout reading this book, I had been preparing myself to learn whatever "life's greatest lesson" was. When I finished the book, I dat back and thought about it a little and thought that maybe it should be "life's greatest lesson**s**". I then thought about it some more and had an epiphany. Throughout the book, Morrie kept talking about how the world is so corrupt and everyone has to do one thing or it's wrong. I think that "life's greatest lesson" is to not worry what the world thinks and just be yourself and be confident in it.



In this book, I made a unique connection between Morrie and a character from the TV show, Doctor Who. I relate Morrie to The Face of Boe which was an alien who could predict the future and give insightful hints to people on how to better their life. The Face of Boe also appeared in many television interviews just like Morrie. In the end of an episode, the Face of Bo died of a disease which I substituted in for Morrie's ALS.

At a certain part in the book, Morrie claims that you do not understand how to live without knowing how to die. This is the most important quote from the whole book in my eyes. I think he is saying that until you think about all the dangers of the world and how many different ways you could be killed, you will never truly appreciate the life that God gave you. A very dear friend of ours passed away last year and when she died it made me look back and value all the times we had with her. This quote reminds you to value every moment and opportunity you talk to someone, because it may be the last time you ever speak to them. It makes me wonder how I myself have not been claimed by death when the world I live in is so corrupt.

When I saw this picture of Morrie and Mitch, it was a real eye-opener for me. Reading the book I did not truly take Morrie's illness too seriously. Finding this picture really reminded me that this was a serious topic, and when I reread the book, I got much more from since I valued his opinions so highly. I usually read fiction books, so I always keep something in the back of mind that the book is not real. I think that I had this misconception when I read the book. This picture really made it real for me and I enjoyed the book even more.

[] This URL takes you to youtube to watch an interview with Morrie. My computer would not let me embed it.

This interview really showed me how Morrie was. The book was spot on, but actually seeing it was a great experience. It made me sad to think that before ALS took over, Morrie was a fun guy to be around. I can definitely see why so many people fell in love with him.