Forgiving In Mitch Albom's Tuesdays With Morrie

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” (Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie). The motivational book “Tuesdays with Morrie” is about the unbreakable bond between an elderly teacher, Morrie Schwartz, and his former student , Mitch Albom. Their relationship is a heart warmer to many people, including myself. Throughout this book there were several themes including forgiving yourself and others, following your heart , and not idolizing materialistic things.

Forgiving not only other people but also yourself is a very important life skill that will help you have a healthier and more high quality lifestyle. When you demolish the grudge , and decide to move on and let go of any hard feelings you have with others or even yourself, that's when you
One huge problem in our society is that people think that there is one perfect image to base life off of. That’s complete bull crap. We need to stand for what we believe in, no matter what the rest of the world thinks. We need to follow our hearts, our minds and our instincts. We are all getting brainwashed, robbed of our authenticity, our realness in life. The key is to accept yourself before others deny you. The author, Mitch Albom stated this in his book “Tuesdays with Morrie” - “Accept who you are; and revel in it.”. For instance if someone says my opinion is wrong about gun control, I wouldn’t care because I already accept myself for who I am and it doesn’t mattter what they think.You just can’t let the thought of others persuade your own thought process. You have to be your own leader, never a follower. The only thing you should ever follow is your heart. We need to keep the adjective original in the dictionary, if we don’t then there would be a million of the same person roaming around the world. Stay yourself. Be original. Follow your
Most humans don’t figure that out until it’s too late. In the book “Tuesdays with Morrie”, Morrie talked a lot about how people in today’s society only care about the number in their bank account. Little do they know money won’t hold their hand while they are dying in a hospital room or talk to them when they are lonely. Money won’t tell them that everything is going to be okay. A paycheck should not be idolized. It should not be worshipped. People should be spending time with each other, making memories instead of counting dollar bills and being greedy. We should value more important things. Such as family, friends and our relationship with God. Morrie said this “We should not put value on material things, as it will lead to disillusionment and unfulfillment.”. The great inspiration to this book, Morrie, is one hundred percent correct, but when isn’t he! If you admire money more than relationships, you might be happy for a couple of years. Sooner or later you are going to be alone and unsatisfied. Is having a high income more important than having high quality friendships? Only you can make that