Death is inevitable; it’s the one thing in this life that is for certain. We don’t know when we will die, but we know eventually one day it will happen. People perceive death very differently; there are so many connotations with death. For some, death is this scary unknown abyss you’ll never return from. Others accept the idea of death and all that comes with it. We can either be afraid of the inevitable or take it as an opportunity to live our lives differently. If there’s one thing we all know to be undeniably true in life, it’s that we are all going to die eventually. Harsh? Not in the slightest, it’s only the truth, only perceived as harsh by those who fear death. Why fear what you cannot change? We should embrace death, this is something a friend of mine, Morrie, has taught me. …show more content…
Tuesdays with Morrie is an exceptional book about the discovery of life and the acceptance of death. Essentially Morrie, the author’s old college professor, is diagnosed with ALS and is given a short time to live. The two of them meet every Tuesday and they discuss, simplistically speaking, life. Mitch keeps his old professor, Morrie, company and in exchange Morrie teaches Mitch the most important lesson there is to learn, that being the value of different aspects of our lives. Morrie is unconventional in the way he thinks, his outlook is deeper and more thought provoking than most. He has a big heart and see’s the world differently than most. As Morrie gives the world his insight we all begin to give him a piece of our hearts. It’s hard not to fall in love with Morrie while reading the book; Morrie is a very unique and beautiful human