Lifes Greatest LessonMorrie Schwartz was an intelligent, interesting senior citizen that toucheda lot of people, especially Mitch Albom. Morrie passed on a lot of his knowledgein the last few months of his life, due to amyotrophic lareral sclerosis (ALS). Thispaper will touch on Morries philosophy of life, what he says is important andvaluable, and also the struggles and problems of life. I will also compareMorries message with other philosophies and also give my opinion aboutMorries theory of human nature and philosophy of life. Morries philosophy of life is full of many ideas and to better understand itits easier to break it down into parts. One of the philosophies was to cherishfamily and to be more open about your emotions so that you will not regret itwhen you or a loved one dies. Another one of Morries philosophies is to beopen to forgiveness the following quote shows how Morrie regrets not forgivingone of his closest friends. Over the years, I met Norman a few times and healways tried to reconcile, but I didnt accept it. I wasnt satisfied with hisexplanation. I was prideful. Mitch...a few years ago...he died of cancer. I nevergot to forgive him (Albom p. 166). That quote showed how Morrie deeplyregrets not forgiving his friend, for something he should have, and how notforgiving him will bother him for the rest of his life.Another part of Morries philosophy has to do with culture. The followingquote shows how strongly he felt about the way American people should live. You start making money a god. It is all part of this culture.....The little things Ican obey. But the big things- how we think, what we value- those you mustchoose yourself. You cant let anyone or any society determine those for you(Albom p.154-155). This quote shows that Morrie does not agree with the waymany American people live their life.
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