Essay on Morries Gift of Teaching - 633 Words

Sociology Professor Morrie Schwartz-shares his philosophy on the meaning of life and death. Tuesdays with Morrie gives incite of the stages that one goes through while dying; teaching love for humanity, the importance of giving and embracing death. While reading this memoir, tears poured like raindrops as I thought of people in my life that have died-horrified as they were, and how this book would have helped them accept death. I found myself thankful for his teaching, and how I will use Morrie’s gift to incorporate the inevitable-future of friends and family while they too, face death, or perhaps my own. After hearing the news that he had a terminal illness, his first reaction was anger. Morrie: â€Å"Shouldn’t the world stop?†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦Mitch after seeing his professor on the news felt a tremendous amount of regret. Sixteen years had passed since he spoke with his coach, not a phone call, letter, he had done nothing. Thoughts echoed of his promise to stay in-touch with his professor but now there was nothing that he could do, but the feeling he had was washed away when he looked at Morrie’s loving and gentle smile (p27, 168). I believe that Mitch didn’t accept Morrie’s death until his last Tuesday, and he seemed to be in denial because when he would visit Morrie, he acted like everything was normal (186). During an interview with Ted Koppel, Morrie said that he was bargaining with God; he wanted to know if he could be an angel (163). Morrie was worried about the bills that were piling up so he wanted to make sure that his last class was finished before his death. Even though Morrie knew he had an illness that was slowly crippling him, he still seemed to live life with no regard to his withering body. He still drove, taught class, went to the YMCA knowing that he couldn’t dress himself-he lived as if everything was normal. It wasn’t until he stood in front of his class and explained that he had a fatal illness, and that he might not make it through the semester. It was then, Morrie’s diseaseShow MoreRelatedSummary Of Morrie s Greatest Quality943 Words   |  4 PagesMorrie’s greatest quality was â€Å"generativity, or the desire to help and mentor younger persons† which, â€Å"may be the most critical variable for achieving ego integrity† (Hooyman Kiyak, 2011, p. 217). Morrie had always helped others because he was a teacher; however, he went above and beyond teaching as he mentored individuals and created a vast number of friends throughout his life. His final desire to perpetuate the acts of his l ife by having a book written demonstrate his willingness to continueRead MoreEssay on Morrie Schwartz771 Words   |  4 Pageshe is slowly dying, and a disease is taking over his body. Morrie Schwartz was Mitch Alboms college professor more than twenty years ago. We are first introduced to Morrie while Mitch is flipping through the television channels and suddenly hears Morrie’s name. Mitch had not heard from his from professor for years and had not tried to get in touch with the professor, so the news he heard next from the screen was a shock. Morrie Schwartz, his college professor had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic LateralRead MoreReflection on Tuesdays With Morrie Essay1757 Words   |  8 PagesReflection on Tuesdays With Morrie Tuesdays With Morrie is a heart-touching story of a retired Brandeis University sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, teaching some of life’s greatest lessons to a former student, Mitch Albom, the author. Mitch, on his graduation from Brandeis University had promised to keep in touch with his favorite professor, Morrie Schwartz. But he never did until Morrie was dying. Morrie was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); a severe debilitating diseaseRead MoreTuesday with Morrie2551 Words   |  11 Pagesan end. Mitch considers it a privilege meeting someone who teaches about life and offers solutions to life challenges. As Morrie happens to meet with Mitch, his past student and friend, they plan to start meeting on Tuesdays and Mitch is to go to Morrie’s home. They get into the discussions for fourteen Tuesdays where they discuss life issues such family, death, marriage, love, money among others. Morrie dies and he is buried on a Tuesday. The discussions of e ach Tuesday are analyzed to reveal the