Tuesday's with Morrie and A child called it
In life, we must all ask the question as to whether or not we have love in our lives. It is of great importance that we analyze the way we live and determine if love is ubiquitous within us. Throughout the stories of Tuesday's with Morrie and A child called it, we are given a thematic concept that true happiness is only attained through the love and caring of others, as well as that of yourself. This connecting theme from both novels is exemplified through Morrie's teachings and relationships, Dave's abusive and torturing home-life, and Mitch's lessons on how to find and hone the value of love. First, I will expand on how Morrie's love is expressed and gained through significant life lessons and his emotional relationships with his friends and family.
Morrie Schwartz was a fun-loving old man, who in Tuesday's with Morrie, seemed to be just 10 years old. His love for dancing made him the jubilant character he was portrayed to be. In the story, love seemed to be an underlying concept that was recurrent in many of his teachings to Mitch. Morrie was one who was never ashamed of showing emotions. The recurrent hugs and kisses that he gave to Mitch were sincere forms of gratitude, which ultimately began from his childhood, since he was deprived of sentiment. Morrie's past forever changed his outlook on life, as he spread his message of loving one another.
Morrie's most important saying was, "The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others and creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." Morrie lived by this quote, as he loved to spend time walking and conversing with friends. He also started the Greenhouse project, which gave the poor health benefits...
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...rst steps in which his life becomes more meaningful and consumed with love. Ironically, Mitch's new life takes a greater course at the end of the book, when he sheds his first tear. Once he allows himself to express love to others, he can finally live a life of true happiness.
As you can see, both books shared a common thematic reference that is an important life lesson. The way we observe how Morrie gains happiness in life at his ill old age is inspiring. The way we understand how love can sometimes be deprived from us, like in Dave
Pelzer's case, is enlightening. And the manner in which we learn how to change our lifestyles to find happiness like Mitch has done, is all but surreal. Our society is filled with many barriers, but the key is to find our path in life and keep moving to hold on to the love and companionship from our friends, family, as well as ourselves.
were to go on living or to bring another child into the world only to see him or
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goal. It is only us who have to walk the final path of attaining our
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...to make life predictable, to be able to shape our future just as we want
to finding our purpose. If we remain faithful to God and continue to search for our