The Final Thesis
I know it has taken a long time for me to read Tuesdays with Morrie, but it was well worth the wait. I took note upon note to reflect on later and as I write this, here they are, sitting in front of me.
How do I sum up a brilliant, open, emotional and final thesis? Simple: “Love is the only rational act.” (That’s from Levine.)
There are so many questions we have about life. We want to know how it will turn out. We want to understand death. We don’t want to be fearful. We don’t want to have greed. We want to know the keys to a strong and lasting marriage. We want to know about how to make a strong family. We need to understand society. And ultimately, we have a life-long quest to understand the meaning of life.
“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Our lives are meant to be lived and lived passionately. We should love our children every minute of every day, unbiasedly and without prohibitions. We should be open to emotion, publicly and privately.
In the book Morrie says, “Be compassionate. And take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a much better place.”
Back to my main point: Life is meant to be lived. Our path in life is to impact others and impact the world in a positive way. We teach by our experiences. That teaching must go on.
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