Title : Tuesdays with Morrie
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher :Sejong Books Year 2009
Vocabulary
insatiable : 만족할 줄 모르는
bury oneself in : -에 몰두하다
go easy on : -을 윽박지르지 않다, -을 편하게 대하다
close to your heart : 비밀로 하는
fret : 애태우다
force a smile : 억지미소를 짓다
diffuse : 해산시키다
get you nowhere : 효과가 없다
The main character, Mitch lives in scheduled life, working in newspaper. he has gained more fame and much more money than he anticipated. In light of his such life, he happened to see TV program Night Line. and then, he recognized his previous sociology professor Morrie. at that time he noticed Morrie, he started to recall his during life. at first, he wanted to be musician and play the piano. but his music life after graduation had not gone with well with his desire to play the piano. after his uncle's death, he went back to major in journalism. until now he establishes his stabilized life, he lost his oldder days almost. however, at the time he recognized Morrie, he also recognized his during barren life and idea. then, when Mitch went nearby Morrie's house, Mitch and Morrie's Tuesday class came to begin again.
At The First Tuesday, because of deeper disease, Morrie had to be given other's help when he got to toilet. although in that somewhat miserable situation, Morrie showed flexible attitude to his tragic. he told us he would regard him as baby one more time, not depressed. I think this attitude towards death is not usual. we often observe profound depression in terminal disease patients or old people. while they are sanked into deep slump, Morrie tried to accept his destiney-death-more conductively. this behavior should be occupied by a myrad of people around the world.
At The second Tuesday, Morrie told Mitch frankly that he also often feel break-hearted about his withered legs, others' help. he felt sorry for himself. however, he put only limited time to feel sorry for himself. perhaps most people who come down with fatal disease usually waste their time to sorry for themselves or sigh. so I think all the people also think about whether we waste golden times to feel sorry for ourselves or not. we need to reconsider the truth: Make sure self-compassion is important for our sensitivity and self-observation. but, more we ought to go forward to our future or rest life.
The most impressive scene above all this book is Morrie's dark childhood for me. Morrie lost his mother at early age. I was so dazed that Morrie showed off his tears during the second interview of Night Line. he described his tears as loneliness. although ALS was covered with Morrie, he never seemed to surrender it. all situations and all troubles around him had been overwhlemed with his positive mind.
So I was bewildered his tears. however, I am awakened from his craked childhood. he was extremely poor and lost his mother. furthermore, his father was lack of ability. his brother David had caught in polio. neverthless, he was abosorbed in education. maybe education and study was nothing but a means for escaping extreme poverty at first. however, he turned it into his new desire and future.
Although Morrie had lament past, he could overcome and overwhelm it. maybe, it was possible because of his stubborn courage and profound reconsideration about his future and whole life. after coming down with ALS, Morrie was still never broken off. maybe, I think it can be for Morrie because he had been wounded by chilly life since childhood. all the hardship had descended on him all the way. in light of this, stubborn will and resolute attitude could make Morrie more cheer and flexible.
Finally, thanks to Morrie I came to reconsider what the important thing is. also, his statement that if we are on wrong culture, we should discard it willingly still reminded us of where we are and what we are doing. we need to change inflexible and selfish attitude towards other people.
