HW#24

Author-Mitch Albom
Title- Tuesdays with Morrie 
Publisher- Double Day
Year Published-1997




Precis: Morrie changed my life and made me think of living it and how to deal with it in different ways. I care about the people around me more and I want to connect with my brother and talk to him about what's going on in his life and how I love him. I love that me and my brother has grown closer and Morrie was right that some how I would find my brother like how I found Morrie. Now that Morrie is dead I appreciate life more and more. He was the most important person in my life. 




Insight:


"Mostly I want to tell that person to get on a airplane and visit a gentle old man in West Newton, Massachusetts, sooner rather then later, before the old man loses his ability to dance" Pg.190-
Mitch is thinking back and wishes that he could of reconnected with his old professor a lot sooner and wished he could of been there more and see his teacher dance.


"The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience. The teaching goes on" Pg. 192-
When Mitch says "The teaching goes on" makes me think that even though Morrie isn't there physically but he is there spiritually and that's what Morrie wanted, he wanted to be remembered and loved after death so his memory could continue.


"You'll find a way back to your brother," Morrie said. How do you know? Morrie smiled "You found me, didnt you" Pg. 178- 
Morrie believes that Mitch will find his brother because Mitch was able to find him and it eventually worked because Mitch and his brother are a lot closer and they communicate better.


The book also made me think about life differently and if ever am dying I would want to live life and just be able to do things and just be with people I love and who love me. I would want people to remember me. I thought Mitch grew as a person and realized that their is a side to him that he never saw before and now he is a different man. 

Hw 23

Author-Mitch Albom
Title- Tuesdays with Morrie 
Publisher- Double Day
Year Published-1997


Me and Morrie are now in the 5th Tuesday and we are talking about our family and how love can connect us to each other and how Morrie feels good about life knowing that people love him and wont forget about him because of the tapes that I bring in to listen to him talk. We also talk about my brother and how I really want to see him and how everyone loved him more then they loved me. I really want to be there with him while he goes through the cancer process. Morrie told me that I will somehow find my way to him and they we will reunite.


Insight


"Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame." He shot me a look. "Not work," he added Pg.92- Morrie was telling Mitch that he should be watching over his family if he were to ever pass away and not be committed to just his job.


"The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction? What? "Offering others what you have to give." Pg.126- Morrie wants Mitch to realize that you get satisfaction from offering other people things offering them what you have. 


"When you learn how to die, you learn how to live." Pg.104- When you learn how to die is when you start thinking about life in a whole new way 




I think that everything Morrie is saying is true but is to hard to do because not a lot of people in this world are able to see things the way that Morrie sees them and it would be really difficult to try because its something that really takes hard work to do. The thought of offering what you have to other people isnt easy either because there are a lot of people in the world who want more and more rather then give. I felt bad for Mitch not being able to be with his brother when he should be with him. I would want to be with my brother in a time like that. 

HW#22

PAuthor-Mitch Albom
Title- Tuesdays with Morrie
Publisher- Double Day
Year Published-1997

I am writing this book to show you how a close person in my life and a loved one dealt with his life knowing that he was going to die. His way of life and who he wanted to be with and hang out with changed during his final years. I was one of the only people to actually make him happier then ever. Im glad he wanted to teach me about life and how to deal with my emotions and feelings.

Insights-

• Pg.50- "Do you think that's strange? Do you think because I am dying, I shouldn't care what happens with the world"
• Pg.57- "Mitch, I don't allow myslef any more self-pity than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that's all."
• Pg.58- "Holding him like that moved me in a way I cannot describe, except to say I felt the seeds of death inside his shrieling frame..."

I think this book is really opening my eyes on how people deal with death becuase i never thought about death the way that Morrie does and being happy about knowing im dying. I would think about death how Beth thought about death thinking about it in a positive way and never talking about the word death and or thinking about the word death. The way Morrie thinks about death was never something I thought people would think of it so now i know their must be more people who think about it the way that Morrie does.

HW#21

Important Insights:

• Always stay positive
• Never mention death
• Dont have false hope
• One of the best years of their marriage becuase they didnt have to worry about anything. They spent plenty of time with each other

Listening to Beth and her experience with her husbands death she mentioned she always stayed positive and her and her husband never liked talking about death and I thought that was normal and that is how I think about death I want to stay positive. When I looked at the book I am reading for Andy's class Tuesday's With Morrie and he dealt with the situation a lot more different he always mentioned death and he accepted that death was there and he just didnt care about it coming I disagree with the way that Morrie did it but thats my opinion I would like to deal with death the way Beth and her husband Erik dealt with it. The thought of being positive makes me feel a lot better about death even though its such a sad topic to discuss and a sad thing to go through. I also thought that not mentioning death helps too because from my experience when someone is extremely ill and the possibility of death comes to mind everyone becomes depressed. I would deal with death the same way as Beth.

Beth talked about how they never had false hope and they had one of the best years of marriage when her husband was dying. I agree with not having false hope and if one of my family members are dying I would never have false hope and I would try anything to help my family memeber in anyway I can. I also feel that having false hope and showing false hope can make the illness worse and could make everything worse I want to keep positive. In Tuesday's With Morrie he sort of has false hope for his disease and he accepts the fact that he will die and he will die soon and he knows it but Mitch always keeps him happy and doesnt have false hope and thinks he could possibly have more then a few months to live and i think false hope doesnt help. The fact those last years were her most special made me think that I would my last years or my wifes last years to be like that spending every moment with each other.

Listening to Beth story made me think of death and how I would react to it. I honestly would want to react to it the way she did I want to stay positive and never have false hope and spend every moment helping my death family memeber. The story made me think about why did Erik want the bowl of water to put his hand in before he died? or How much longer did he wait to go to the hospital where the doctor could have found the cancer sooner? why dont men go to the hospital more often to check out the bodies?

HW#19

Both of my parents deal with death and illness differently even though they come from the same background. The way my mom thinks of death as something extremely special and you have to dress nicely and you have to sit and be quiet. We also have to stay during the while entire funeral.She thinks of illness in the same way she makes me do everything for her or who ever is sick or injured for example my father had surgey and he was healed but I still had to do things for him.
My father is different thinks about the topic differently he thinks as death as not a really big deal because everyone goes through it and when there is an illness in the family he thinks positive thinking it great. They think about the topic differently yet they come from the same background. Their parents raised them to think two different things.
I talked to my brother about death and illness and he agrees with both of my parents he thinks that a funeral is a special place but he thinks that everyone goes through death so it isnt a big deal no tears shed. When it comes to illness he thinks that positive thinking doesn't work. He also thinks that medicine should be used unlike my father who thinks therapist do better work on his body then doctors. My brother has a combination of both.