Tuesdays with Morrie and All Quiet on the Western Front
What do we try to achieve in life? Why do we try so hard even though we know we are going to die in the end anyways? These are the questions that I had never thought to ask myself before my death. After dying in World War I, God saw that I had not been taught the many lessons that I should have been taught in life. However, he knew one man that could teach me what I should have learned. This man was none other than Morrie Schwartz. Through God's will, Morrie and I had a discussion on any aspect of life that I wanted. Now, I only wish I had learned this lesson before my death. This lesson is the lesson about death itself. Morrie introduced himself and right away I could tell he was a nice, sweet, warm-hearted man. "Hello, I'm Morrie Schwartz. So, you wanted to know more about death huh?" "Hi, Paul Baumer. Yeah, I'd really appreciate if you could do that for me," I said hesitantly. That triggered the best, most significant discussion that I have ever had with a person. Morrie started very simply by asking how my death came about. He learned about how I had died in World War I while fighting for the German army. I al
Morrie tried to show me how almost everyone in life is aware that they will eventually die, though no one actually believes it. He said that I didn't believe I would actually die due to the fact that I saw dead people everyday and all the time. Morrie explained that I was not able to bare the thought of millions of dead soldiers and comrades lying on the ground. so told him about my thoughts after a comrade died in batle, It is a damnable business, but what has it to do with us now-we live. I thought about what Morrie had just said and yet again, I realized he was 100% correct. If I hadn't joined the war, I would have realized the true essentials in life and I would have seen how important love really was. All due to the war, I couldn't even speak with my family the way I used to. I couldn't even write and love poetry the same way I used to before the war. I wish there was no such thing as war. "That is a very good question Paul. Think about it. Do you really want to just be lazy and pessimistic all the time just because you know you're going to die? All I'm trying to say is that we have to reassess our priorities. Do
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