Tuesdays with Morrie truly touched me- I can see why many people cry after reading Mitch Albom's memoir of Morries life, and, while I did not, the moral of the story struck a chord in my heart. The story of Albom's abandonment of Morrie's ideals after college for the sake of money, and his gradual epiphany at the hands of Morrie's lessons showed me that living life fully does not consist of only I, it consists of we. Without many different types of we's- groups of loved ones, friends, family or colleagues- life has no meaning.
Anyone can indulge in self worship through drugs, sex, or alcohol, then die a lonely meaningless death, but truly living for yourself through everyone around you begets a truly different type of happiness. Rather than the momentary happiness of drug abuse or the climax of sex, living for yourself through others brings meaning to your life by allowing you to help everyone around you to the fullest extent possible. Morrie Schwartz succeeded in doing this. The end of his life overflowed with love, joy and affection from others because of the love, joy and affection gave throughout his life. His loved ones just succeeded in returning the favor before Morrie died.
I learned a lot from Tuesdays with Morrie. I learned that you should cherish the everyday things in life. I learned I want a teacher like Morrie someday. But most of all, I learned that you should be kind and love all of the people around you, and tell them how much appreciate them before it is too late.
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