He stresses love and compassion for not only yourself but for the people around you. His list of things that he wanted his friends and family to do just amazed me. From the things his friend listed, there wasn't one egotistical thing on it, and they were things like call me more often and go to the movies with me if they could arrange it. He just wanted to spend his last moments on Earth with the ones he loved and to love them as much as he could. Morrie is an excellent example of a genuinely caring individual.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Nightline Interview
The interview made me feel as if I could die and be okay with it. Morrie's voice and a some-what calming presence makes the subject of death more inviting. What he says and how he says it gives hope to all those who are dying and gives them healthy alternatives to just sulking around and feeling sorry for themselves. What he says about accepting what is going to happen and if there is something you really want to do then you should just do it, contradicts what I had previously thought about your last years in a very good way.
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Hopefully you won't be looking to invite death too soon. The fact that he doesn't sit an sulk is very inspirational and definitely something to focus on. His lack of ego is what allows him to be the person whom he has evolved into and I would agree, that's just him, an evolved and well focused and rounded individual. Something for each of us to aspire to be, without the terminal illness part, of course.
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