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Curry 1 Kim Curry Mrs. Fisk CP English 11/ Period 3 23 August 09 Quotes of Morrie Schwartz In Mitch Albom’s novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch’s old professor, Morrie, used many aphorisms, that truly gave Mitch and anyone who reads a option for a different outlook on life. While I am not much of a reader, I ended up getting very engaged in this book, and there were a few of his aphorisms which really made me smile. The first of my chosen five was when Morrie said “When you learn how to die you learn how to live”(104). When Morrie said this, he meant that once you realize you could be dieing every day becomes more beautiful. Everyone hears the phrase “live everyday like your last”, but they never do until they are hit with the fact that their clock could really be ticking. This makes me think of a recent friend of mine who is battling breast cancer. She is still working, and still living, and there were many things she brought to the front of her mind when she got sick. She is always outside, is taking great care of her dogs, and always is pretty happy. She is not letting this illness get in the way of her life at all. She is still going on, and will be alright. Another quote came up that really hit home as well, when Morrie says “:All right, it’s just fear, I don’t have to let it control me…” (105) Morrie is dieing, he has ALS, a very scary and controlling illness that WILL take over your physical life. He gives himself times of the day where he is allowed to be scared, sad and lonely, but Curry 2 they’re only those emotions. He would the pull himself together and go on with his day. After all, it was something he had NO control over. I related to this to everyday life of me when I was in middle school. I was always nervous, even for no reason. There were times where I would get so anxious I hyperventilated and at one point, fainted at a dance. This quote fit so perfectly because, eventually I realized there was a problem and started forcing myself to be out in the open. Luckily, my own rules won, not the anxiety. If only I would have known about this quote back then. “Love is how you stay alive even when you’re gone” (133). When Morrie said this he meant to say that, even though he is dead, the memory of the love he gave will keep him alive in the souls of others. While reading this, I immediately jumped to the thought of a friend of mine who had passed away. Even though she is gone, the way she welcomed me when I was new to the elementary school has always kept her alive. The quote is a very “cup half full” view to death. Everyone dies, but for those left behind, memories are always forever. My friend is always with me in my mind in memories. Morrie goes on to say “love each other or perish” (149). His life was always about this. From the sounds of all he says, in his later years he didn’t have any clear enemies. He was all about love and people, inviting Mitch into his home, and not getting upset with all the questions from a TV station . He also seemed to be able to talk with who ever was willing to share their problems with him. I thought of this as most peoples hypocritical motto. We are all human and can all be spiteful towards one another, but that isn’t to say we all try to love one another. The lack of love and the gain of pride is why we have war, it’s why we have “egos”. It made me think of something that wasn’t only
Curry 1 Kim Curry Mrs. Fisk CP English 11/ Period 3 23 August 09 Quotes of Morrie Schwartz In Mitch Albom’s novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch’s old professor, Morrie, used many aphorisms, that truly gave Mitch and anyone who reads a option for a different outlook on life. While I am not much of a reader, I ended up getting very engaged in this book, and there were a few of his aphorisms which really made me smile. The first of my chosen five was when Morrie said “When you learn how to die you learn how to live”(104). When Morrie said this, he meant that once you realize you could be dieing every day becomes more beautiful. Everyone hears the phrase “live everyday like your last”, but they never do until they are hit with the fact that their clock could really be ticking. This makes me think of a recent friend of mine who is battling breast cancer. She is still working, and still living, and there were many things she brought to the front of her mind when she got sick. She is always outside, is taking great care of her dogs, and always is pretty happy. She is not letting this illness get in the way of her life at all. Another quote came up that really hit home as well, when Morrie says “:All right, it’s just fear, I don’t have to let it control me…” (105) Morrie is dieing, he has ALS, a very scary and controlling illness that WILL take over your physical life. He gives himself times of the day where he is allowed to be scared, sad and lonely, but they’re only those emotions. He would the pull himself together and go on with his day. Curry 2 After all, it was something he had NO control over. I related to this to everyday life of me when I was in middle school. I was always nervous, even for no reason. There were times where I would get so anxious I hyperventilated and at one point, fainted at a dance. This quote fit so perfectly because, eventually I realized there was a problem and started forcing myself to be out in the open. Luckily, my own rules won, not the anxiety. If only I would have known about this quote back then. “Love is how you stay alive even when you’re gone” (133). When Morrie said this he meant to say that, even though he is dead, the memory of the love he gave will keep him alive in the souls of others. While reading this, I immediately jumped to the thought of a friend of mine who had passed away. Even though she is gone, the way she welcomed me when I was new to the elementary school has always kept her alive. The quote is a very “cup half full” view to death. Everyone dies, but for those left behind, memories are always forever. Morrie goes on to say “love each other or perish” (149). His life was always about this. From the sounds of all he says, in his later years he didn’t have any clear enemies. He was all about love and people, inviting Mitch into his home, and not getting upset with all the questions from a TV station . He also seemed to be able to talk with who ever was willing to share their problems with him. I thought of this as most peoples hypocritical motto. We are all human and can all be spiteful towards one another, but that isn’t to say we all try to love one another. The lack of love and the gain of pride is why we have war, it’s why we have “egos”. It made me think of something that wasn’t only affecting my life, but everyone around me. How distant the world can be. If we had the
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They do the mating dance to show their mates how blue their feet are, so I guess it's their equivalent to a human with big boobs
i love your drawings <3