Days With Morrie by Nicolas Haas

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love."

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:00:44 UTC

In my life, love has always been important to my family and I. My family has been really close and there is rarely any inconveniences within each other. Once you learn how to give it out, the memories are never forgotten and keeps us close to one another.

"The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?" ... What? "Offering others what you have to give."

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:02:00 UTC

I always love to help my parents around the house in my free time because I know they have so much to do. Helping them really boosts my mood because I feel as if I had done something positive for someone. Also, I love to help out my friends with their problems because we all have them and everyone should express themselves to try and make their negatives better. Overall just giving my positivity to them.

"Death ends a life, not a relationship."

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:02:41 UTC

When I had lost my grandpa, I felt a pure negative outlook and the fact that I really wasn't going to know or see him again. I loved him the most and I almost went to his house every weekend. Once I had lost him, over the years I had learnt the fact that he isn't really gone and I still have the critical memories of him.

"Accept who you are; and revel in it."

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:03:33 UTC

Since high school has hit, the problems in my life have recently began to rise. And the fact that I know I am not the best at everything and I might not be the best at what I do but I love my purpose. What I do in my life whether it be sports and hanging out with friends, I revel the opportunities. I overall try to love myself and important others around me.

"Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you."

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:03:45 UTC

This connects to me because I have had the same friend group of 4 since the 6th grade and none of us have changed. Some have recently been drifting, but the people that still are here often, have always been there for me and each other. For example, when I go and hangout with people, I immediately think my friend group and how we are going to have such a fun day. Or when we can do something over the weekend, I just can't wait for it to happen.

“There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness.“

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:04:30 UTC

Over the years, one of my friends used to be a huge jerk to all of my friends and one day I couldn't take it anymore and I let loose. This led to pure distance for around 2 years. We couldn't even be by each other causing our friends around to have an awkward feeling. Recently, he has been really nice and he is sort of now a friend to me and we now have no problems with him as now he is cool.

“I like myself better when I'm with you.”

haasnicolas — 2023-11-28 19:09:19 UTC

This connects to me in the fact that when I am around my family and friends I forget all of the negatives surrounding my life and I just feel as if I am in a new paradise. Around the special people, my mood is better and it just makes my days go by quicker and better. Instead of being bored, hanging out with "my people" really changes my day.

Reflection 1:

haasnicolas — 2023-11-29 18:55:34 UTC

Well one thing that me and Morrie have in common and I show his wisdom is the fact that I devote myself to my community. That community being my family and friends. My whole day is revolved around those special people in my life that make my day 10 times better and devoting my day to them shows the care I have. Also another thing that I show his wisdom is loving others or dying. I try my best at all times to show all acts of love to my family when I can. Doing this it really just brightens me and others around me. Overall, I show his wisdom within my life everyday. I do this to show a great character and try to be a great person.

Reflection 2:

haasnicolas — 2023-11-29 19:01:06 UTC

A struggle I have with Morrie's teachings is the fact that I dont let the problems I have fully "penetrate" me so I forget the problems. In Morries teachings he states you must let all your problems fully penetrate you to allow your mind to forget it. In fact this is really hard for me because I never forget things. I never really express how I feel about negative things toward me. I just let it happen but dont really let my emotions to take over and fully penetrate. This then prevents me from forgetting the negative things and just having it on my mind.