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Morisms In Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie “Do I wither up and disappear ,or do I make the best of my time last(10).
When Morrie Schwartz was diagnosed with ALS, this what he ask himself .
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Is the true story of Morrie Schwartz experience of being diagnosed and eventually dying from the disease Morrie refused to let ALS destroy his spirit, even while it was slowly destroying his body . He continued to teach. The three most important aphorisms that Morrie taught Mitch were visit family, culture, and forgiveness.
In this story Tuesdays with morrie. Morrie talk about three different life lesson one is family, and culture and also being selfish. The first lesson is seeing your family or forgiving somebody you will never know when they will might die. Visit family more often because you don't know when they might pass
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How about family ? ¨Family¨. ¨He mulled it over for a moment .¨ Well ,you see mine, around me¨.(91) Morrie really didn't have a family growing up ¨ His mom died and his brother had polio he couldn't walk anymore, and had no money ¨.(74) Next is culture he talks about just a little bit of culture. If the culture doesn’t work , don’t buy it create your own. “But it was also becoming clear to me through his courage his humor, his patience, and his openness that morrie was looking at life from some very different place than anyone else I knew . A healthier place. A more sensible

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