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Tuesdays with Morrie Quick write #1
What is the most important lesson you have learned from Morrie? How does it apply to you everyday life? How will it apply to your life as you get older?
The most important lesson i have learned so far from Morrie is to accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it.Often, after embarrassing myself, doing something stupid, or getting a bad grade, I wish i could go back and change something. I waste a lot of time regretting past actions, when I could've thinking of how to do something better in the future. My parents are always telling me they wish they could be a kid again. This brings them nothing but nostalgia. When i grow up, i don't want to waste time pondering childhood regrets that are no longer relevant. Morrie has helped teach me that.
Who do you think got more out of their Tuesday meetings, Mitch of Morrie? In what ways? How do you think each would answer this question?
I think that Mitch learns, and gains more from Morrie than Morrie does from Mitch. Just like any other story, the elder teaches the student. Morrie has lived his life, nearly to the end, and there is little he can learn from a man half his own age. However, I do believe Morrie enjoys spending time with Mitch during his last days, which gives him satisfaction. Mitch, on the other hand, is a 30-40 year old man, obsessed with work and usually not focused on the things that truly matter according to Morrie. There is much he can learn from Morrie. These lessons also help Mitch cope with the absence of work due to the stryke. If both Mitch and Morrie were asked this question, I think both would answer themselves. Mitch thinks himself the student, learning everything from the teacher, calling him “coach”, and Morrie thinks Mitch someone with whom he can share his thoughts with, Morrie thinks Mitch is doing Morrie a favor by becoming his someone to talk to. “I want someone to hear my story. Will you?”
What is the most important lesson you have learned from Morrie? How does it apply to you everyday life? How will it apply to your life as you get older?
The most important lesson i have learned so far from Morrie is to accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it.Often, after embarrassing myself, doing something stupid, or getting a bad grade, I wish i could go back and change something. I waste a lot of time regretting past actions, when I could've thinking of how to do something better in the future. My parents are always telling me they wish they could be a kid again. This brings them nothing but nostalgia. When i grow up, i don't want to waste time pondering childhood regrets that are no longer relevant. Morrie has helped teach me that.
Who do you think got more out of their Tuesday meetings, Mitch of Morrie? In what ways? How do you think each would answer this question?
I think that Mitch learns, and gains more from Morrie than Morrie does from Mitch. Just like any other story, the elder teaches the student. Morrie has lived his life, nearly to the end, and there is little he can learn from a man half his own age. However, I do believe Morrie enjoys spending time with Mitch during his last days, which gives him satisfaction. Mitch, on the other hand, is a 30-40 year old man, obsessed with work and usually not focused on the things that truly matter according to Morrie. There is much he can learn from Morrie. These lessons also help Mitch cope with the absence of work due to the stryke. If both Mitch and Morrie were asked this question, I think both would answer themselves. Mitch thinks himself the student, learning everything from the teacher, calling him “coach”, and Morrie thinks Mitch someone with whom he can share his thoughts with, Morrie thinks Mitch is doing Morrie a favor by becoming his someone to talk to. “I want someone to hear my story. Will you?”