Dealing With Death inspired by Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie
In the midst of undergoing a serious life-altering incident, one often experiences the feeling of a paradigm shift. It is amazing to see how our perspectives of the world shift when forced to reflect on what is truly important. Such is the way with death. Being near death causes a sharp realization of what is truly important in life--love of family and friends, faith in God, and making the world a better place to live in--and enables one to not merely accept this, but apply it to their life as well. All those typical, average daily worries and concerns about homework, professional careers, food, sleep, personal grooming, etc., while important and necessary in everyday life must seem unbelievably miniscule when the death has wiped ones eyes clear and the big picture of life has come into focus. If an individual suddenly becomes aware that their time on earth is coming to a close or is suddenly thrust into a meaningful relationship with someone trying to deal with such a phenomenon, as is the case in Tuesdays With Morrie, a contemporary book written by the popular sports journalist Mitch Albom, serious personal change can occur as a result. In fact, a person is only able to reach such a tangible state of enlightenment and und
The metamorphosis that takes place seems as if it would be so consuming that no area of one's life would be left untouched by this newfound perspective on life. Petty concerns and worries are probably replaced by an overwhelming need to understand what happens after death has conquered the physical form. A sense of deep enlightenment would seem to fill the body and soul as one realizes the truly important things in life: God, family, friends, and emotions of love, happiness, and the sort. And then the actualization of this knowledge would create a need to apply such a perfect philosophy to one's way of life before it is too late in order to better the world and develop a more perfect environment for others to enjoy. All these realizations would be so strong that they would not even be in the same league as the type that may seem monumental at the time, but just wear off in a few weeks. "No way I could go back. I am a different self now...in terms of trying to grapple with...the ultimate questions, the ones that won't go away" to put it in Morrie's words (174-175). This would be permanent change. After someone has experienced such a near death encounter and value shift, a sense of wanting to help others see this light at the end of the tunnel must overwhelm the soul. This is achieved in the fashion by which Morrie conveyed his deep sense of knowledge and wisdom gained in the midst of death to his friend Mitch. It takes conversations and bonding experiences between close friends to transfer this enlightenment. And if one person can help change another, and then another, and another after that, soon a domino effect will occur, and a greater number of people will live their lives as if they have their priorities straight according to a true consciousness of death, thus making our world a better place. erstanding of the world around them in those last moments before death. Just as Mitch journeyed back to Morrie in the hopes of providing some type of support for his tragic situation and ended up gaining the knowledge of an enlightened man on his deathbed, we as a society need to view visiting the old and dying not as a pathetic gesture of pity, but instead as
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Approximate Word count = 1471
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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