Quotes From 'The Things They Carrie Morrie'

Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live. In the book,”Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Mitch Albom, he writes about his professor dying of ALS. After Morrie was diagnosed with ALS he becomes wiser. The three most important aphorisms that Morrie teaches Mitch are, forgive yourself then forgive others, ask the bird on your shoulder us today the day, and love each other or perish.

The last lesson from Morrie is teaching Mitch to say goodbye. Morrie knows death is upon him and he needs to tell his loved one goodbye sooner or later. He knows it is going to be hard but he has to do it. “This...is how we say...goodbye… love...you”(Albom 185). Saying goodbye to a loved one is very hard to do especially knowing that they won’t make it much longer. This past year my great grandmother passed away due to her heath. My family knew it wasn’t going to be long until she passed away. I went to visit her in Hospice for the first and last time in March. I sat next to her as she laid still, not saying a word or really moving much. I talked to her even though she didn’t say anything back and I rubbed her and gently in mine. I sat there for almost two and a half hours just rubbing her hand and talking to her. Then it had come time to when I needed to go home. I had to say goodbye, It was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done as with my other family members who have passed. I knew it was going to be hard, I started to get a scratchy throat and my eyes started to tear up as a started to walk out the door. I felt like I was leaving part of my life behind and I was failing her.

To begin with, the first important aphorism that Morrie is “Once you learn how to die you learn how to live”. He was saying if they knew they’re going to die they would think and live differently. In fact, Morrie said “everyone knows they’re going to die ‘’ he said again but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently’’(125).

Both these sensible, elderly men differ in values when it came to life. Morrie believed entire life was to distance rather perish than to reside a career without any pity, as he says, "If you don 't have the support and love and caring and concern that you get

beloved’s death and that he feels that he will never recover. The speaker talks about how he feels

This gives the message that while love can be difficult and unfair, real love is kind and giving where everyone is the

Morrie often expresses how he isn't afraid of aging. He sees aging as growth and something that is apart of life. Morrie isn't the type to dread or complain about things happening. He lives in the moment. he likes to experiment. There's a better approach to look at death and that's to be prepared. This can help get you more interested or involved in life while living. before Morrie's was sick he never really thought about death. No oen believes there going to die but its reality. Facing death helps you see things better, and differently. He says "learn how to die and you will learn how to live." This shows how he chose to see life and not everyone will agree. Some like to have joy thinking there going to live forever but as you get older there

More than once in every man’s life he has yearned for something that is out of his reach. Whether it be fashionable clothes, an elaborate home, a newer car, or a more desirable career, some things are unattainable. George Milton, one of the main characters

She details her belief that love is not what people are taught

“It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link...He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood.”

“’Someday I’ll start making money,’ Julian said gloomily-he knew he never would…” These are the internal conflicts Julian faces in the story and in his life.

Morrie chose to live everyday as if it was his last, because in reality any day could have been. Morrie stated “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” (82) This statement reveals his outlook about his final days on earth. Morrie decided to become more involved in his life, once he accepted the fact he was going to die. Morrie took a good look at his life and determined what was truly important to him. Morrie chose to not waste his final days fearing the inevitable, he wanted to spend time making the most of it. Morrie also stated “Lear to forgive yourself and to forgive others.” Morrie wanted no regrets. He wanted to correct the wrongdoings of his past. Morrie learned to forgive others, and more importantly himself. He was able to free his conscience allowing him to live more fulfilling final days. Morrie did everything he could to make the most of his last days. He spent his hours teaching his friends and family about life's important lessons. Morrie said “Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?” Morrie spent the last year of his life with people he loved. Even in his weakest moments he wanted to be surrounded with love and affection. Morrie realized his death was inevitable, and did not wallow in self-pity. Unlike King Lear, Morrie truly lived a life of no regret, and did not isolate himself from those who loved and cared for him.

In Tuesdays with Morrie, love is arguably the biggest theme. The way Morrie often gets his points across is through aphorisms. These aphorisms hold a lot of value and importance, and I will explain why. Heard often throughout the book is the aphorism, “Love always wins.” One way this is seen in Morrie’s life is in his career choice.

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in” (Albom, 2007). Morrie had to teach himself how to be able to love others when he did not receive any in return. With his father being distant from his life, he did not get the love he needed in his childhood. One important thing for Morrie to learn is how to let others love him. It may be hard for a while to be able to accept love from others since he was not given much love as a child.

Morrie starts with a quote, “Forgive yourself before you die, then forgive others”. Usually, people only forgive others and not themselves. Morrie said that we have to forgive ourselves for all the acts we should have done. We should not wait, because not everyone has as much time as Morrie has. He laments that his end is near, but he has enough time to make things right. Morrie said to always keep going and not get stuck on regrets.