Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 24 Quotes
Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 24 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
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Quote 1
His eyes widened. "Mitch, it was a most incredible feeling. The sensation of accepting what was happening, being at peace." (24.15)
Acceptance is an important type of choice. Morrie is describing a moment where he felt that he was actually dying and how he felt unbelievably peaceful when he accepted what was going on. He made the choice to accept rather than to fight, which would have made him anxious and afraid.
Quote 2
After all these months, lying there, unable to move a leg or a foot—how could he find perfection in such an average day?
Then I realized this was the whole point. (24.46-47)
Mitch asks Morrie to describe his idea of the perfect day, and he answers by detailing a totally normal day at home with his family. At first Mitch doesn't understand why he'd pick such a normal day if he could choose anything, but here's the secret: Morrie has realized that the truest happiness lies in the little things around him.
Quote 3
"As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on—in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here." (24.28)
There's something permanent about what we do here on earth. Our good actions can live forever, in the way that an eternal soul can. Our memory also lives on, in those lives that we touch while we are living.