EVERYDAY+with+Morrie

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media type="custom" key="23768408" I was really angry when I watched this trailer. I think the whole point of the book was to share the bond between Morrie and Mitch. Like most movies do, it was terribly screwed up. First, apparently Janine and Mitch aren't even married in the movie. They also have some kind of huge fight because he doesn't have "enough time" for her. So it sounds like they break up and get back together more times than a middle school couple. Also, Janine wasn't even a main character in the story, but she is in the movie. She is supposed to be described as sweet, understanding and patient, but the trailer shows her as an egotistical selfish woman. Especially when she complains that he has no time for her. I'm not sure if this is because he is working too much, or paying all his attention to Morrie. If it's the second one, then she is pretty hardhearted. If anyone has seen this movie, just say so. I really hoped that the movie would give the book the justice it deserved.

As I read Tuesdays with Morrie, I became emotionally intertwined with the book. Morrie actually reminded me a lot of one of my grandfathers. They both loved life and lived it to their passion, even when faced with tough obstacles. Morrie danced even in his older age, just like my grandpa rode his motorcycle until he was 71. When my grandpa found out he had cancer, it was hard, but he never let it bring him down. He still went on family vacations, rode his motorcycle, and laughed along with us until a few days before he died. He is my role-model to live life to its fullest every single day. It must be true that when you know how to die, you know how to live. Although, his only regret was that he never jumped out of a plane, unlike Morrie. In the end, they both wished to be cremated. My grandpa wanted his ashes to be spread across a famous motorcycle path.

Why are people so afraid of death? Just take a moment and think about it. When I do, it's just this feeling of uncomfortableness. I haven't lived my life yet, I have so much more to learn and teach. Is it ever possible to open your arms to death and finally be ready? Life is fleeting, but death is permanent. //__Tuesdays with Morrie__// taught me a lot of things. Be ready for the unexpected. Love as much as you can. Realize that growing older is just another part of your journey. If we all lived life to our fullest everyday, we probably still wouldn't be ready for death. If it did happen though, it would be much easier to let go and realize I have no regrets, or worries, I'm ready to rest. Another reason I think people fear death is because it can't be controlled. It's the unknown. Is there a place to go afterwards? Even if there is, what will it be like? What will happen? I kept wondering many of these questions, but then i realized something. When death comes, I can't do anything about it. Why should you worry about something that you have no control over? ="The problem, Mitch, is that we don't believe we are as much alike as we are. Whites and Blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women. If we saw each other as more alike we might be very eager to join in one big human family, and to care about that family the way we care about our own."= I think that this quote from the book probably stood out to me the most. Why can't we all just get along? I mean there is no direct answer. Then I thought about it more, and I realized something that some humans love. People love power. I think that all of these wars having to do with beliefs or races are really just for power. Hating someone for being different than you is simply just an excuse. Hitler wanted to created a race of the "perfect humans". He blamed all of Germany's trouble's on anyone who was different. All of this made people fear, but some respect him. He was accumulating all of this power. One man decided to hate, and let power drive him mad. What good is power? Why would you want to enforce your ideas on others? If we all think the same, look the same and have the exact same opinions, we will never learn. We will be stuck in a society like that in Anthem.

http://www.themasterbucketlist.com/ ^This link above is a 100-Things-to-do-Before-You-Die-Bucket List^ The true purpose of these bucket lists don't make much sense to me. It's a list of activities and accomplishments someone wants to do before they die. I guess the real purpose is to help you accept death, and have no regrets. Although I have a bucket list, and I think they are a great idea to have fun, I don't think they actually serve any real purpose. I highly doubt that after someone does all of these things they will accept death with open arms. I'm betting the person will always be able to come up with reasons why he or she can't die yet. Perhaps because they never got to tell their true feelings to their ex-best friend in middle school, or they bullied someone and never got to apologize. I think if you're looking to have fun, make one of these lists. If you are seriously looking for closure so you can die peacefully, then listen to what Morrie had to say. The nine things Mitch wrote on his list to talk about with Morrie were death, fear, aging, greed, marriage, family, society, forgiveness and a meaningful life. Now if you add one or two words before each one, you have a new product.

Have a Meaningful Life
I believe if you follow those eight steps, then the ninth will be yours.