Examples Of Aphorism In Tuesdays With Morrie

Being a teenager in highschool, people often tend to take things for granted. As time goes on and people grow up they realize how fragile life is, and how fast time goes by. When people get older they often make every moment count, and not take anything for granted. Tuesdays With Morrie is a nonfiction movie and novel based on a college professor named Morrie and his old student, Mitch, who found out his teacher was dying of ALS. Throughout the movie, they would meet every tuesday and grow a closer bond while Morrie was teaching Mitch very important life lessons. In the movie Tuesdays With Morrie one of the main characters, Morrie, effectively taught Mitch and many people a new way to look at life by using aphorisms. In the movie Morrie stated many aphorisms revolving around life problems. Inspiring and Motivational, Morrie’s aphorisms have and still do have a major impact on students and adults. All his aphorisms teach a very important lesson and has personally changed me in a way. An example of an aphorism he stated would be, “When you’re in bed you’re dead”. Meaning when you are in bed you are wasting precious time when instead you could be out doing the things you love to do. Almost everyone reading the book or watching the movie have changed the way they live and

I learned many things throughout the movie and plan to use them in my life. An example of something I learned would be another aphorism that Morrie discussed. The aphorism is, “When you know how to die, you know how to live”. A very important lesson from this quote would be to not waste time on the fact that you are dying, and instead enjoy the last moments you have by spending time with family and friends. Although that was only one example, there were many more, and the author did a wonderful job of putting Morrie’s life into perspective, and having people get a feel of what his life might’ve been