Hello,
Is it true? Is it absolutely necessary to know how to die in order to live fully? I have to agree with Morrie's theory on the tension of opposites. Life needs comparisons....maybe that's why I like living in the Midwest - lots of opposites in the weather!
Chris
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Oh yeah ... you definitely appreciate good weather more when you have lots of bad weather to compare it to! And given all those near-death stories you hear about how people's lives were completely changed once they came very close to death, I'd say that Morrie is right on the money. Life is very sweet when you realize how precious it is, and it sometimes takes death to appreciate that preciousness.
One thing Morrie mentioned that I hadn't heard before was this notion of the little bird on the shoulder, that reminder that death could come at any moment. For me, that's one of the toughest parts of "learning how to live." You can read a book like this about how we need to fully appreciate life (or see the play "Our Town," or take in any of the countless other creative or inspirational works on the same theme) and, for a moment, think, "Yeah, that's right!" But then it's quickly forgotten in the day-to-day stuff. Morrie's notion that he turns to the little bird and asks, "Is it today?" introduced for me a new way of keeping that question close at hand.
“Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?” (p. 43). Morrie chose the later. Which will you choose?
A question for us all to ponder! I have always believed its the small things that matter but still at times get caught up in the whirl wind of our fast paced, never done always moving materialistic ways of life. I agree that its how you loved and were loved is all that matters when you are gone. No one will remember that you had a 6 bedroom house and worked 80 hours a week, but a friend or loved one will remember the love and friendship you showed with the gift of time. So the question is one to ponder and I choose life and living to the fullest to the very end!
Trish
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