I'm going to start on the first Tuesday.
Why? The beginning is a good place to start.
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Everything begins and comes to an end. When Albom noticed Morrie was keeping up to date with the news, Albom was surprised.
To me, this is weird. If I had been asked why I kept up with the news, I would've said, "Why not?"
I guess, to me it makes sense why Morrie does things -- I'm more like Morrie than people realize (just without the experience).
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I chose The First Tuesday because Morrie sees the world as it is: broken. He just chooses not to see the bad side. He feels that he connects with those in suffering. If you are connected, then you understand each other. If you understand each other, then you become more involved. The more involved you are the more you are connected. And the circle of confusion just began.
Before I read The First Tuesday, I knew the world was a bad place with good people in it. There are greedy, selfish, terrible, horrible people out there, but there is also good, kind-hearted people. The ones who buy lunch for that old homeless man on the side of the road. The ones who become your friend on the first day of something new. The ones who don't ask questions that might be embarrassing or awkward. Those are the ones who are the best of this world -- and that's what Morrie saw.
In this chapter, Morrie and Albom talk about the world and what it really is. Morrie reveals that he enjoys talking about other people's problems (which is where he and I differ). He enjoys giving advice (totes me) and being surrounded by the people he loves. Mitch learned that Morrie still cares. About everything and everyone.
I learned about Morrie. The chapter is miss-written. They weren't talking about the world. They were talking about Morrie. His view on life in the world, not the world itself. This chapter shows that Morrie (in a way) refuses to see the worst. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
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My Book of Wisdom
غير روائيI advise you read "Tuesday's with Morrie" before reading my book of wisdom. I don't know if you'll completely understand it if you don't. However, you don't have to. This book is about wisdom and only wisdom.
