Aphorisms and Connections to Tuesdays With Morrie

   I have recently viewed the movie, Tuesdays With Morrie, an Oprah Winfrey production. Morrie is a 78 year old man who worked at Amherst College. He was always cheerful and never lived in the past only for the future. He loved to dance and eat. In the Spring of 1994 Morrie was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

  At the same time one of his former students known as Mitch see's a news broadcast hosting his former teacher. Mitch is a sports collumnist who practically lived on his phone. In the broadcast Morrie states that he is going to die and if he dies he'd rather die knowing he's changed a few people out in the world. When Mitch views his old "buddy" from college he remembers the promise he was to keep. Mitch was supposed to keep in touch with his past professor. He did not keep his word in the pact so he decided to go to see his old "coach".

  What really caught my eye was the use of W.H. Auden's poem September 1, 1939. Although it was fragments of Auden's work it was a very sentimental moment during Morrie's living funeral. I still have yet to complete this motion picture, but so far I love the life lessons it has taught me. Tuesdays With Morrie will be a memorable movie that I will share with others around me.



Aphorisms for Tuesdays With Morrie:

• He was more than a teacher, he was a force.
• Dying is one thing to be sad about, living unhappily, now that's another matter.
• Aging isn't just decay it's growth.

   He was more than a teacher, he was a force. This is stated by Mitch as he introduces Mr. Morrie Schwartz. I can say that I have a Morrie in my family. My Morrie would have to be my Grandmother, she is the one who holds everyone together. My Grandmother is dying of cirrhosis of the liver without her it seems like the world might be at a standstill, but one thing I learned is that the world doesn't stop for anyone. That's when we all return back to reality, but she is my teacher and she is my Morrie.


  Now my second aphorism I can say I've lived. I'm going through a difficult time at the moment my grandmother is going to die and my great uncle whom I've never met, except on a computer screen, passed away a few days ago. Though death is the hardest thing to cope with we must continue to live. Living unhappily well that's where I come in. I have been put through the worst of stresses and am provided with therapy and love. To live unhappily is my lifestyle right now, but I am trying to see my situation in a different perspective. I am looking at my life through Morrie's eyes. I don't think he would like to see people wallow in saddness, but to live in the moment. Living in the moment is what I am going to try to pursue for the rest of my life thanks to Morrie.


 Aging isn't just decay, it's growth. The fact is in his words aging is not just decay and I think everyone and anyone in the world can prove this to be true. With aging comes knowledge and with knowledge comes wisdom. As we grow old we do not realize the precious knowledge that has been given to us, it has only been presented throughout the years. As we all grow we all learn. Even as young children we all start to grasp the basic of knowledge. To this day not only have I grown but so has the entire human race. We all have learned that age is just a number. No matter how old or young we become we will always grow through knowledge, love, truth and action.