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One quote that stuck out to me stated by Henry Adams was 'An educator influences time everlasting; he can never tell where his impact stops.' This quote helps express the bond and connections between Mitch and Morrie, our main characters in the novel. ALS, which is short for Amyotrophic sideline sclerosis and known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a type of nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function. This disease is very rare nonetheless since only about 5,000 cases are diagnosed every year. Some disheartening results of this disease are shortcomings and squandering ceaselessly of the muscles. The reason is obscure, but scientists make discoveries every year. The shortcoming as a rule advances to include the muscles of breath and gulping which leads to most people only being told that they have maybe 3 to 5 years to live. At the point when somebody is determined to have such turmoil, it turns their life in obscure ways, and you can either deal with it decidedly and be solid and live through it, or let it squander your life away. In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom, our main protagonist Morrie Schwartz has onset ALS, regardless though this resilient old man doesn’t let the hurdles of life affect him negatively. Determination like this within a character has shown me that when life gets the best of us, we can’t just lie down and cry. You have to dust yourself off and keep a positive attitude regardless of what’s going on around you.
The main effect ALS has on the body is that it assaults vital motor neurons. These neurotransmitters allow the brain to communicate with the rest of the body to complete all voluntary, and involuntary actions. ALS causes neurodegeneration throughout the body which leads to other neurotransmitters without a message to receive. Subsequently, one’s muscles begin to deteriorate since they physically can’t move on their own. After onset, almost all muscle activity is affected throughout the body. Although this disease is known to attack the body’s neurotransmitters, individuals with this disease remain in control of their five senses. This is another reminder that you can’t take things in life for granted because one day you might not have them. I’m sure no one wishes for this disease, but to persevere through it makes you a strong individual.
This story gives a great feeling of empathy and astuteness for Morrie. Seeing things like this within the book reminded me to be sympathetic to others because everyone has a problem that they're going through. Once Mitch came across his old professor from many years ago, he began to attend the first of many Tuesday classes at Morrie’s home. These classes were intended to fill people with the philosophy of Morrie’s life. Morrie was an educated man of many trades who enjoyed all the simple things life had to offer. His greatest lessons were those that revolved around life and how it changes, I found this character to remind me a lot of my grandpa. Coming up in his era things weren’t the smoothest, and after all he’s been through, you can see how he used his wisdom to better himself as a man.
As the two begin to meet more Morrie encourages Mitch to disregard the main social aspects around him to rather go in search and create his own. This reminds me of my parents giving me advice on life throughout my childhood. They always told me to be myself regardless of what others thought and taught me to always make the right decisions. If you put positive energy into the world, you’ll receive it back.
Morrie believes that today’s society is egocentric and that it’s based upon rapacity. Though he believes Mitch has the wit to avoid these problems in the world. Morrie goes on to talk about ageism and how death is a natural part of life.
The pink hibiscus plant had great connections to Morrie throughout the book. Once I noticed a connection between the two figures it reminded me of my connection with cabbage white butterflies. On the day of my grandmother’s funeral on the way to her burial, we were surrounded by a few white butterflies. I felt as if God left a representation of my grandmother’s spirit and love, and when I see those butterflies every spring I know she’s watching over me. Sadly, all life ends at some point, we just all wish the day would never come. Morrie shows us that even when you're dealt a terrible hand, you just have to keep playing your cards as best as you can until you can’t.
In the little time that they had with each other, Morrie taught Mitch a great deal about life. Growing up there was no one closer to me than my grandma. The wisdom that Morrie gives Mitch also reminds me of my grandmother keeping me in line as a kid. My connections with this story made it more interesting to read than before and I didn’t find it enticing at all. I felt like Mitch in some aspects while reading this because, like Morrie I too had elders looking out for me, and trying to give me useful knowledge. I was taught to stand out, give it my all, and go the extra mile. Lessons like these that I’ve been taught are also much like the lessons that Mitch learned.
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