Tuesdays With Morrie Aphorism Essay
Tuesdays with Morrie Aphorism Explanations
Self-Forgiveness
“Accept the past as past without denying it or discarding it”(pg. 18)
At the time of this aphorism’s composition, Morrie was more optimistic than ever, despite his affliction with ALS slowly crippling him. Morrie used his condition of being close to death to formulate small philosophies of life, this aphorism was one of them. I selected this aphorism because it illustrates how although most people emit an aura of normalcy around them, they struggle with their personal internal conflicts, battling with themselves wondering why they made this or that choice or all the opportunities they missed. The hourglass demonstrates acceptance and consideration of the past, with its falling sands …show more content…
I selected this aphorism because it demonstrates how the general perception of death is that it will never arrive, or that it is set to occur much later than the present, as this conflicts with one’s self-preservation instinct. The photograph of the fish jumping away from its community of fish to another bowl elucidates the concept of living life to the fullest and venturing out of familiar territory, leading me to select this image as it captures Morrie’s lesson of considering each day as our last and therefore attempting to live them to the fullest. The photograph of the youth standing on the pinnacle of a rock poignantly illustrates that in our everyday lives we should try reach our peak happiness and personal emotional achievement, as any day could be the day that we perish. As much as we may reject it, our demise could come at any moment and in preparation for this event we should consider every one of our days as it were our last. As a society we should try, to the best of our ability, to perceive our days as invaluable and
Self-Forgiveness
“Accept the past as past without denying it or discarding it”(pg. 18)
At the time of this aphorism’s composition, Morrie was more optimistic than ever, despite his affliction with ALS slowly crippling him. Morrie used his condition of being close to death to formulate small philosophies of life, this aphorism was one of them. I selected this aphorism because it illustrates how although most people emit an aura of normalcy around them, they struggle with their personal internal conflicts, battling with themselves wondering why they made this or that choice or all the opportunities they missed. The hourglass demonstrates acceptance and consideration of the past, with its falling sands …show more content…
I selected this aphorism because it demonstrates how the general perception of death is that it will never arrive, or that it is set to occur much later than the present, as this conflicts with one’s self-preservation instinct. The photograph of the fish jumping away from its community of fish to another bowl elucidates the concept of living life to the fullest and venturing out of familiar territory, leading me to select this image as it captures Morrie’s lesson of considering each day as our last and therefore attempting to live them to the fullest. The photograph of the youth standing on the pinnacle of a rock poignantly illustrates that in our everyday lives we should try reach our peak happiness and personal emotional achievement, as any day could be the day that we perish. As much as we may reject it, our demise could come at any moment and in preparation for this event we should consider every one of our days as it were our last. As a society we should try, to the best of our ability, to perceive our days as invaluable and