I think that Morrie is saying that learning comes from experience. As people age, they experience more of the world and learn valuable lessons about life. Similarly, as people age, the get closer and closer to death. The possibility that you will die will increase dramatically as you age. Through aging, Morrie is stating that people come to embrace and accept that death will inevitably come. With that, people don’t fear failure. They can do the things that they want and hopefully live a better life as a result. Honestly, it’s a very powerful message. I agree with Morrie’s statements all the way. It’s got me wondering. What if people were immortal? Would his words still apply?…
First of all, life is like a roller coaster it goes on and on and on there are ups and downs, good times and bad, but everything that happens teaches you something new. Grandfather has educated us that you learn many things throughout your lifetime and become much wiser throughout the years, but you still look back on the past because it shaped you into who you are today. This is an example of a time when he is enlightened:…
Lastly, another quote that was significant to me was “As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed as ignorant as you were at twenty- two, you'd always be twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” This quote was said by Morrie as Mitch and him talked about aging and death. This quote signifies that aging is not just one step closer to dying, but having more knowledge and experience in life. Morrie never feared aging, but embraced it. He explains to Mitch that to fight age is a hopeless battle, because aging and death are inevitable, and a natural part of life. So he tells Mitch to learn not to mourn every year of growing, but to understand and witness new things as he grows. 7. This book is a heroic and moving book in many ways and is displayed in many characters, but I think the most heroic and moving character in the book is Morrie Schwartz because of his life-changing lessons that he tells to Mitch. When he is about to die he listens to Mitch’s life problems and helps them with…
advice on maturity: “Even though you think life is short it is still the longest thing to do...so…
I found the quote in my epigraph to be very accurate; how can one become old and wise if they aren’t first “young and stupid”? Kids, teenagers and young adults tend to go against their parents’ words of wisdom to do what they believe will be fun, change their beliefs in politics and religion, and believe the idea of thinking they know everything, but they really don’t. I know this from experience, and a common example is when asking for permission to go do something stupid because everyone else is doing it, parents often say “If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?”, even though it is tempting to say yes, we answer no because us young people really know that our parents are actually correct. When young people become older and…
What does it mean to be wise and old? Is it by having all the knowledge in the world or having the experiences to show yourself how to love or hate? Milkman has proven himself that he can live in a world in negligence just by turning his world into green. Necessarily, it’s not wrong of Milkman to make himself isolated from the racial hatred that rom around his surroundings through his wealth. By making his own legacy in finding his ancestor footsteps he obtained strength, youthfulness, and love that comes from his African-American cultural traditions. Milkman learned through Pilate that humans can fly like the birds and…
Henry David Thoreau’s point of view on the elderly, based on a passage from Walden, is almost completely false. To say that the elderly have no worthy advice to give the young is absurd. While younger generations will always advance themselves further in technology and life, they cannot do this without the help of their seniors.…
must lose their leaves.” He is absolutely correct. In our first two stages of life, childhood and adulthood, we are young and we are preparing for whatever it may be that life throws at us; trying to get into a good college, taking care of family, or even preparing financially for retirement. However, older age constitutes the last few decades of ones life and it is a period where one is entitled to enjoy…
By just hearing the words toddlers and teenagers you wouldn’t think there were many similarities. But think again, toddlers and teenagers have a lot more in common than you would think. Of course teenagers are a lot bigger and have more responsibilities then a toddler would, but I personally think they have more in common than in differences. Having two younger twin sisters that have just turned six and one half and me being eighteen I get to see all the similarities and differences in my everyday life.…
True maturity of a man did not occur from natural aging, but through making self-decisions, derived from their own understandings. Those understandings occur when free movement is released. However, it involves with uncertainties and doubts one must go through. There are times when people try to step over these uncertainties through bravery, but only few are successful at breaking the chains of fixed philosophies.…
“Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”…
People can understand the difference between what is right and what is wrong. In the legal system, a person's failure to act can result in a terrible situation where someone can die. William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" shows how a whole town doesn't use the law to help in the situation, which was the result of the death of Homer Barron. The argument will be that there was an affirmative duty and the townspeople failed to respond.…
Antonio realized that, “[He] yearned for knowledge and understanding and yet [he] wondered if it would make [him] lose [his] dreams.” (Page 74). This shows that Antonio wonders as he gets older, his own opinions on life may change into something different. This also shows that as people get older, their perspective on life may change through their past experiences or the new knowledge of it.…
The youth culture is influenced by many things each and every day. The society, parents, care givers; all of these help influence youth. But the most important factor to help give the a visual of what teenagers are today are in fact films. You are left wondering how films help influence the teenage race? The cinema of adolescence brings an image of youth, Juno (2007), The Breakfast Club (1985) all encounter specific stereotypes which encourage teenagers. The youth culture is influenced by many things each and every day. The society, parents, care givers; all of these help influence youth. But the most important factor to help give the a visual of what teenagers are today are in fact films. You are left wondering how films help influence the teenage race? The cinema of adolescence brings an image of youth, Juno (2007), The Breakfast Club (1985) all encounter specific stereotypes which encourage teenagers. The youth culture is influenced by many things each and every day. The society, parents, care givers; all of these help influence youth. But the most important factor to help give the a visual of what teenagers are today are in fact films. You are left wondering how films help influence the teenage race? The cinema of adolescence brings an image of youth, Juno (2007), The Breakfast Club (1985) all encounter specific stereotypes which encourage teenagers. The youth culture is influenced by many things each and every day. The society, parents, care givers; all of these help influence youth. But the most important factor to help give the a visual of what teenagers are today are in fact films. You are left wondering how films help influence the teenage race? The cinema of adolescence brings an image of youth, Juno (2007), The Breakfast Club (1985) all encounter specific stereotypes which encourage teenagers. The youth culture is influenced by many things each and every day. The society, parents, care givers; all of these help influence youth. But the most important…
There shouldn’t be any physical requirements to enter a beauty pageants because it could make young teens become obsessive with their body image and as a result they could resort to things that may harm them just to look a certain way they consider “perfect”. Some negative things that can happen from this is eating disorders, wanting cosmetic surgery to early and even low self esteem. Beauty pageants dates back all the way to the 1800s, the requirements to enter one back then was a height of at least five feet four inches, a weight under 130 pounds, be under 25, and be unmarried. (1) This is a very possible body image but not for everyone. Its very unrealistic for some. Everyone has a different body structure and no one can look exactly the same.…