Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 6 Quotes
Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 6 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
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Quote 1
What had happened to me? The eighties happened. The nineties happened. Death and sickness and getting fat and going bald happened. I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it. (6.13-14)
During his first visit to Morrie's, Mitch is mentally recapping what he's done since he and Morrie last met. He's wondering how he got to where he is, and as he does, it seems as if life has kind of just slipped away. Mostly, he's failed to think through the choices he's been making about his life. Not good.
Quote 2
"Have you found someone to share your heart with?" he asked.
"Are you giving to your community?
"Are you at peace with yourself?
"Are you trying to be as human as you can be?" (6.15-18)
Morrie pummels Mitch with really deep personal questions during their first meeting. These questions outline what Morrie has come to believe truly matters in life—and they're big questions. We doubt that anyone could confidently answer yes to all of them.
Quote 3
"Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We're teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. Create your own." (6.29)
According to Morrie, our culture surrounds us with the wrong principles and priorities. The only way to fight this is to create your own set of principles. Basically we have to work against the system to live the right way.