He also encouraged people to live with openness and authenticity, pursue their dreams and passions, and not be afraid to love and be loved, as he believed that is the most significant approach to living a life without regrets.ĭeath: “Once you learn how to accept death, you learn how to live,” Morrie felt that everyone knows that death is inevitable, but few truly believe it. Morrie emphasized that the most important thing is to give out love and let it come in. Regrets: Morrie believed that people often indulge themselves in societal expectations and as a result, they are not able to fulfill their own dreams as they are trying to compete with what society expects from them, and undoubtedly it stops them from living a life that they truly want to live. He said that even with such a horrible disease, one can still find happiness and feel lucky for the opportunity to say goodbye. Morrie believed that it would be useful for everyone to limit their tearful moments to just a few minutes and enjoy the rest of the day without tears. Then he focuses on the things that still exist for him, such as the people who visit him daily and share their problems with him. However, he stops himself and gives himself a good cry when he needs it. Mitch asked him if he felt sorry for himself, to which Morrie replied that sometimes in the morning, he mourns when he observes what parts of his body have stopped working. Morrie was not able to lift his arms and kept a bell that he used every time he needed something. Lessons to remember: Before Mitch’s third visit, he saw increasing signs of the disease.
They both decided to meet every Tuesday to talk about significant topics that cover every aspect of life. And after his favorite uncle’s death…”Tuesday classes: When Mitch got to know about Morrie’s condition and met him, Morrie was in a wheelchair as the disease was doing its job. His dream was to be a famous musician, but that didn’t happen. In fact, he lost touch with most people, including his friends. The Student: The last time when Mitch hugged his professor, he promised that he would be in touch with Morrie, but he failed to keep his word. Instead of running from death, he decided to make it his ‘final project.’ Despite his limited time, Morrie’s voice was energetic and inviting, making death seem like a new syllabus. Instead of that, they should share their problems with him as they did before. Since everyone has to die someday, he thought, why not add some value to it? He started having discussions with groups about dying and also told his friends if they really wanted to help him, they would not treat him with sympathy. When Morrie came out of the doctor’s office, he started thinking that ‘Do I leave everything or make the best of my time?’ And finally, he decided that he would not run away from death and make death his final project. In August 1994, Morrie and his wife went to the neurologist, and he broke the news that Morrie had a non-curable disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and he had only about two years left to live. Then, one doctor suggested a muscle biopsy, and they took a small piece of Morrie’s calf. When he began to see doctors, they did some tests but found nothing. Everyone thought it was a typical trait of old age, but Morrie knew that Something was wrong with Morrie. One day, Morrie unexpectedly fell while attending a birthday party, and everyone helped him as he was in his seventies. After a few years, he faced difficulty in walking. But long before, Morrie knew that something bad was about to happen as he had developed asthma, which made him dependent on inhalers to breathe properly. Pathetic news: The verdict of Morrie’s death sentence was pronounced in the summer of 1994.
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