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In the book Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch and Morrie talk about the fear of aging in the seventh Tuesday. This topic has been brought up when Morrie told Mitch that now someone had to wipe his behind. The first initial reaction is to think that it is extremely embarrassing and uncomfortable to get in someone's privacy and do everything for them, but the truth is, Morrie starts to like it. And this is because he feels like a baby again, being cared and treated well. And Morrie is now thankful because a lot of people didn't get enough of unconditional love and attention, but now Morrie gets it back. On the other hand Mitch says to a Morrie that he does everything he can to not age and is afraid of aging, but Morrie embraces it because his theory is that the older you get, the more you learn.
In my opinion, my view of aging is positive because I agree with Morrie and I think that you will become wiser and will learn greater lessons in life. People will also eventually care for you more and want to visit you. I think that aging would make you feel wanted or needed and that everyone would want to be with you because you are getting more fragile and kind and will receive the help and care from others. This picture shows people protesting to stop war and is related to Morrie when he gave his students A's to prevent sending them to the war.
Do you believe in reincarnation? I ask. ''Perhaps.'' What would you come back as? ''If I had a choice, a gazelle.'' A gazelle? ''Yes. So graceful. So fast.'' A gazelle? Morrie smiles at me. ''You think that's strange?'' I study his shrunken frame, the loose clothes, the socks wrapped feet that rest stiffly on foam rubber cushions, unable to move, like a prisoner in leg irons. I picture a gazelle racing across the desert. No, I say. I don't think that's strange at all. I think that Morrie chose to be a gazelle because they are free animals who can swiftly run in the open desert. Physically and mentally. Morrie tells Mitch about this graceful animal as he is poorly sitting in a wheelchair unable to really move. And Mitch starts to realize why Morrie chose this animal, because he wants to move again and be free and not need embarrassing help from others. He wants to feel strong on the outside not just the inside, and I think that Morrie picking this animal was really heart melting to me because it states how useless Morrie is becoming physically. If I had the choice of what to be when coming back, I would be a dolphin, because they are smart by interacting with humans and are playful from swiftly swimming in the water to painting on a canvas with its nose. Every time I see their silky silver skin glisten in the bright blue waters, I wish to be like them. They can be be friendly in the water but also in the air from jumping into a somersault through the rings soon hearing the crowd applause. They are beautiful creatures and carry many characteristics that loudly shout outstanding into my ear. My family is very important and a family should be important to everyone because that is what helps you grow and the people in your family love and care for you very much. I think that everyone should be thankful for their family because without it everyone in the world wouldn't have someone there to care or help them. One time, when I was lost in the mall, my parents started looking for me and eventually found me and once they did, they hugged me and kissed me and they showed me how much they loved me. There have been many times when I needed my family, and I am so thankful that I have one.
I agree in Morrie's aphorism because it means that when you are closer to death, you learn that you should not take everything for granted and you should cherish the little ordinary things in life. Because when you are close to death, you usually feel like you don't want to waste the little time you have left to live your life and in reaction people would work harder than usual and love the people they haven't really given appreciation to. For example they might also try to fix their regrets or problems and do the special things the have always wanted to do, but in my opinion you should not let death push you to live a efficient life and instead live your life to the fullest now. "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." |