Tuesdays with Morrie is a book that taught me many life lessons. All of the life lessons that I learned related to my grandfathers death. As a project I used many aphorisms‚ a life lesson‚ and related that aphorism to both Morrie’s life and my grandfathers life. My grandfather‚ just like Morrie‚ passed away‚ so I had my grandmother compare the aphorism to my grandfathers life. I picked five of my favorite aphorisms‚ then compared those aphorisms to Morries life‚ and finally had my grandmother relate
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October 22‚ 2012 “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” (Albom 18) is the first and one of the most major aphorisms in Tuesdays with Morrie. I believe Morrie is speaking about recognizing your strengths‚ and not focusing so much on your weaknesses. He means‚ as he said‚ to “accept” your limitations. We are all affected by this aphorism everyday. We have limitations‚ and a lot of times we get so focused on our weaknesses we don’t take advantage of our strengths.‚ and waste
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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
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In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom there are three main quotes/aphorisms that got to me in way and reminded me that this is a real story. Anyhow these brought out my inner self in way and made me think about more things more carefully. I’m not really the type of person that really thinks about this stuff‚ but after reading the book it did make me think about it. Morrie aphorism “What if today were my last day on earth?” (p. 64) made me think. When Mitch said that to Morrie it made me think about
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Tuesdays with Morrie is the story of a young man named Mitch and his old college professor‚ Morrie‚ reconnecting after sixteen years apart. Mitch and Morrie became very close in college‚ but after graduation they lost contact with one another. Later on when Morrie is diagnosed with ALS‚ he began writing aphorisms which his friend wrote a story about. This aphorisms got the attention of Ted Koppel‚ the host of ABC’s “Nightline‚” and they decided to do a TV special on Morrie. When the episode aired
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Aphorisms “Play the hand you were dealt.” “In this world‚ nothing is certain but death and taxes.” “A penny saved is a penny earned.” “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” “Everyone dies by not everybody lives.” Aphorisms are concise statements about the world around us. Today‚ I asked my mother and father what were a few aphorisms that they liked. My father replied with the first three‚ and my mother with the last two. The first aphorism‚ “Play the hand you were dealt‚” means to me that
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S Aphorism Essay “The way to be safe‚ is to never be secure.” Benjamin Franklin once said this statement. But what does it mean? Being unsure keeps you from doing many things. A lot of people probably think a secure person probably does the right things and is always so sure about everything. But really that is what sometimes causes mistakes in peoples lives. For example‚ if you’re with your friends and they want to do something that you know is wrong
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Everyone has laws that they live by‚ these are called “laws of Life”. Many people use aphorisms or quotes to shape the way they live‚ usually they are by famous or successful people. An aphorism good to follow is‚ “the mind is everything‚ what you think you become” by Chinese philosopher Buddha. This aphorism teaches people‚ whatever they think of themselves‚ they would eventually become. Another lesson this aphorism will teach is that if you want to yourself to have a positive life with positive outcomes
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Aphorism in Life “Those who made sacrifices at first‚ earned happiness in the end” This aphorism came from my own experience and what I want to experience soon. My parents always told me “Anak! Konti na lang makakatapos ka rin‚ magtiis ka muna”. Everytime I heard that‚ I always pray and talk to myself that “I know God loves me”. I have a lot of sacrifices made just to be here‚ to study and to reach for my dreams. My parents can’t afford to send me to school that’s why I stopped one year after I
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On the fourth Tuesday‚ they talked about death. Death is certain. We all know that we will die. But what makes Morrie different from us? If we all know that we are dying‚ why only Morrie‚ at the least‚ has had a strong resolution to tell his story and make the most of his remaining time? It is because he believed it. Death for him is more authentic than anything. He accepted the things he cannot do and gave attention to things that he can because he wanted to make the most of his remaining time
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