- 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
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?
The issue of death can be dealt with in many different ways. You mention that Beth and Erik felt that by having a positive outlook on life, it allowed them to overcome death better. Additionally, the couple had a clear avoidance of the topic in order to dismiss any negativity about the expected. Contrarily, Morrie handled the dilemma of death differently as his disease crippled him from enjoying life. While each person copes with it differently, there is no definition on what one should feel, act or do to overcome loss of life. In the end, there is no right or wrong answer. Death is an inevitable aspect of life. Different perspectives contribute to the way individuals feel about death. Many factors that determine our attitude towards the end are the influences from society, religion and culture.
ReplyDeleteIn Tuesday's With Morrie, Morrie said, "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." (82). This quote captures the essence of what death is; an acceptance of life. Because Morrie had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) he was unable to enjoy life the way Beth and Erik did. Erik and Morrie have much in common as both individuals knew what they would die from and accepted death in their own unique way.
Now, about your writing…While you pose a very complex and well thought argument you have to pay attention to your actual composition. Your syntax and grammar must represent the same clarity and poise as your argument. Additionally, you need to set the stage for first time readers of your blog. Get in to the habit of introducing your issue, characters, books and/or arguments thoroughly so that others may be able to follow your trail of thought.
I like how you talked abut Beth staying positive,because that was a big part of her story of her husband and that what mad them different from other who have death stories about the love once.
ReplyDeleteI feel you did a great job writing about Beth's story, you wort what you thought about the thing she said you just did retell the story . Great job
I like how you connected Beths experience with the book we Are reading in class Tuesdays with Morrie and how you added our own opinion on it . But I disagree a little bit I think that Morrie and Beth have very similar views on death and that they delt with it similarly they both were open to it knew that it was coming and couldnt do anything about it and was able to accept it. Also I like how you mentioned how you would feel better to accept and deal with death the way Beth did.
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