Morrie believes that our culture does not encourage people to think about regrets until they are nearing their dying day because people are always looking forward. People never stop to think about what they are missing, so they never have regrets.
When Morrie says this on (page 64) I makes me think of how I am a person that only thinks about what is happening now, but not what lies ahead. When Morrie says this at first it made me think about what would happen if I was about to die and how I would regret my life. I would think about what did I do wrong or did I make the right chose by making this decision. To be honest he right about most people today. Most people are looking so far at the good things in life that they forget about what bad things could stop them in there tracks. Therefore he is right by some people could do something wrong but not take time and think about what the did wrong and how they could fix it. I will now have to take time from now on and start thinking not about the good things, but the bad things that could stop me in my tracks.
Now a days all people worry about is that future. "The culture doesn't you to think about such things until you're about to die or so wrapped up with egotistical thing, carrier, family having enough money, meeting the more mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks were involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going so we don't get into having a standing back in looking at our lives and think is this all, is this all I want, is this something missing."(p.g 64~65)Instead of always looking forward we should look back and see what we are missing. See what we did wrong and we never though to regret what we did. I think we should regret I personally regret many things in my life I look back. It's okay to look forward but we need to look back instead of doing it before we die. If we do it before we die we don't have enough time to say that we're sorry and think of all the things you actually do regret. I agree with Morrie in this message.
We as humans are always busy worrying about things. Even Morrie says it "The culture doesn't want you to think about such things until you're about to die or so wrapped up with egotistical thing, carrier, family having enough money, meeting the more mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks were involved in trillions of little acts..." We need to stop worrying about all of these things that don't really matter and look at what really matters. Not all of us know when are death is coming but imagine you didn't have time to notice all of the things in life that mattered. Do you ever have regrets? I know, I do. I have many regrets that I wish I could go back and change. If I had the chance to change it I would do it in a heart beat.
Regrets are something everyone has. We may regret not studying for a huge test for school, or maybe we regret not saying everything we wanted to tell someone. But, when do we ever stop and actually think about them? Do you ever just stop and think about what you have in life? Everyone, just like Morrie said, are too busy engulfed in the "trillions of little acts just to keep going." We don't think about what we could possibly leave behind until we're about to die. All we seem to focus about is the now, what's happening in our lives at this point, and I think Morrie says we shouldn't do that. We should just step back and look at what we do have, but he also says we can't do it alone. We need teachers, people who could guide us. I know I need teachers to guide me, just like everyone else. I have regrets, many of them actually. I regret bottling up my emotions about what my dad did until it exploded. I regret not standing up for my brother when my dad yelled at him. I regret not stopping my dad from slapping my sister... And with each regret I have, I need someone to help me. It may be my best friend or my favorite teacher. All I know is that I hate regretting things. I wish I could go back and change them. Trust me, if I could, I would go back and redo every single thing I regret. Maybe, things would be different if I did.
“The culture doesn’t encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die. We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks-we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” This quote, found on pages 64-65, is said by Morrie on the topic of regret. I agree with his point of view. Society has influenced us to dread the past which is stopping us from enjoying the present. Although it is our natural instinct to regret, we have to accept it and more on with our lives. We should live everyday like it is our last. Would you want to die knowing you regret your past? I believe that the past should not be forgotten, but forgiven.
When opportunity knocks, hurry up and open the door. You do not want to pass up an opportunity to do something, because a time will come when you will not be able to do it. You may begin to regret the things you missed out on. If you stop to think about if you really want to do something, the opportunity will continue to move forward until it is out of your sight for good. Morrie can no longer walk, dance, or even go to the restroom by himself. He did a lot while he was able, so in the end, he had no regrets. Some people are content with just sitting around, until that is all they can do. In the end, I believe they begin to question why they let so many opportunities pass them by.
We all regret something we've done in the past. It might've been small, or it might've been a crime. The feeling you have everytime you regret an action is an astounding blow to the stomach. It will bring a flood of emotions and most of the time, even knowledge. Regretting is a good thing. What you did might not have been the best thing to do, but understanding what you did wrong will help you later in life. The thing with memories is that you can go back and replay them over and over again; you can analyze them. Sometimes, you'll realize a new lesson or reaction you should've known or had. You can then apply this to your present life and LEARN from your faults.
I'm sure that each one of us has our regrets. Maybe it's something you shouldn't have done, or something you should have done. Either way, everyone has them. Regrets can be bad by flooding your mind with emotions that make your stomach twist, but they can also turn out for the better. Regrets can help you learn about life and from the things you did wrong. If you stop to think about your regret, you learn from it and replay it in your mind over and over again. I myself has had may regrets, mainly from doing something wrong. I have realized that this is okay, as long as I have learned from my mistake, I know never to do it again. I feel like if regretting didn't exist, the world would be a crazy concoction of insanity, because no one would be learning from their mistakes.
We've always regretted things we've done in the past and present lifestyle. We all have our flaws in life but that's what makes us human. Making mistakes is like making a memories. You can't let those regrets rule your life, instead of thinking about those things as regrets turn them into a learning experience. Live your life, as you please don't let those regrets stop you from living...make the best of everything while you still can. Don't think about those regrets...it won't help anything but make you regret things even more. Everyone always wishes they can go back and fix those mistakes and regrets they have made even though we can't fix the past lifestyle we can always make our future better and learn. What I regret is not staying in touch with old friends from elementary and middle school till recently due to social media. "Move on, it's just a chapter in the past. But don't close the book just turn the page." Just like Morrie said "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die." so we all have regrets we make but we just move past that and learn from them.
Regrets are both a good thing and a bad thing. It is such a good thing because it teaches us to learn from our mistakes and to make things better. It is such a bad thing because it leaves us feeling bad and second guessing ourselves. Regret is such a powerful thing because it makes us think about our past and what we should have and/or shouldn’t have done. It also evokes some of our emotions along with it such as happiness, sadness, love, and hate. I have had very many regrets, some from 5-6 years ago that I still think about to this day and every time I think them I learn something new from it. Regretting can be bad because it brings up bad memories, but it teaches you to learn from those mistakes.
I agree with Eddie that regrets are both a good thing and a bad thing. Yes, they teach you you're mistakes but then there's always that 50/50 chance that that one mistake you made will haunt you forever; thus leading up to my disagreement with Morrie when he states, "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die." Now my problem with that statement is that people (such as myself) think about the things they regret on a daily basis. Not only when they're close to death. Personally, I have countless regrets that have affected my life more than all the good things that I have endured. Regrets that have not only changed my perspective on myself, but regrets that have changed others views on me as well. Physically dying I am not, but that doesn't change the fact that a good bit of my mistakes haunt me every second of every day.
With regrets come emotions, which ties with another of Morrie's lessons. Like Alexis said it's 50/50 and some people look back and regret certain events everyday. You don't have to be physically dying to have regrets. I know many people that have the regrets everyday (myself included). Regrets are both good and bad in a sense. Dwelling on the things we can not change is bad; however, things that we can change by changing our perspective on life can be good as well as bad.
On the third Tuesday with Morrie they now talk about regrets. And as they sit and eat Mitch thinks about if Morrie has any regrets such as lost friends.. And Morrie comes out with "that's what everyone thinks" that everyone is so caught up in life that u don't have time to realize or ask yourself if this is all... Youu have all the little things in life to occupy and keep you from thinking like that. Everyone in this generation always has something to do whether it be school, work, or anything. I believe that if we all took at least a couple minutes a day to realize what we have, their would be a lot less regret and more thankfulness in the world
I'm sure not one person has lived their life without at least one regret. I know I've made plenty of mistakes throughout my life and I'm not even a adult. Let's face we all done bad things even if it was a small thing like cheating on a test and feeling guilty about it afterwards.It could just be you " forgot" to call someone you haven't talked to in forever. Regrets just come with life, everyone has their own little secrets that you wouldn't tell anyone.You can't change anything that's in the past I think that regrets help you learn throughout life.
Everyone has regrets in life. Sometimes they're very big and we spend many of the days dwelling on them. "What could I have done differently?" "Will it haunt me in the future?" You cannot change the past, and unless you can find yourself a time machine You'll move forward in time. When you make a mistake, learn from it and strive to do better the next time. Do not focus on that mistake you made years ago. At the end of the day it's okay to think about your mistakes, so long as you do not dwell on it later on in life. Life comes with mistakes. It's who we are and it is part of what makes us human. You just have to learn to love the life you've made for yourself.
In this chapter Morrie says, "The culture does not encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die. We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks-we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” This is very true with everyone. No one thinks about what they will regret when they are about to die until that time comes. Morrie is sort of lucky in this part because he knows that he is close to death, and had the opportunity to make peace with the regrets he might have. Yet at this point Morrie is telling us not to focus only on the future but also on what you want to accomplish before you die, because if you do not, you will have many things that you might regret. So make the most out of the time you have, because you never know when your time will be up.
Everyone has regrets. Thats just life. We make mistakes, but at least if we have regrets we know what we did was wrong. A lot of people will not think of the bad things they have done. They don't want to bring up that awful feeling. In our culture people are so worried about tomorrow, they forget to think of the past. They don't think of any of their regrets till they are on their death beds. This causes a lot of people to think that they don't have any regrets, but everyone regrets at least one thing from their past.
Everyone at some point in their life feels regretful. Everyone wants to take something back that they think they shouldn't have done. Morrie thinks we don't think of regrets until we are close to death. Some people, however, may regret things every day, whether if it is just a little mistake they made or if it was a mistake that changed their whole lives. Every human dwells at some point and thinks "What if today was my last day on earth?" as Morrie states on page 64. This is not something you should do every day though because it was something that has already happened. Don't even think about tomorrow just think about the present. What are you doing now that you could change or make better? I believe that's what Morrie is implying in this chapter and I plan to think that way for the rest of my life.
Everyone has regrets, and that is OK. It is one thing to learn from it and move on, but you cannot dwell on something you should or should not have done in the past for the rest of your life. If you do that, then when your final days come around, you will realize you have only lived your life regretting the little things, making your whole life one giant regret. It is important to take some time to learn from your mistakes, but it must be limited. Know when to forget, forgive, and move on.
On this Tuesday, Morrie talks about regrets. I believe everybody has regrets. I disagree with Morrie when he says people think about them mainly when they're about to die. I am always thinking about my regrets. I do agree with him when he infers that you should not let the regrets take over your live. I sometimes worry too much about my regrets, and it makes me sick to my stomach. If we learn from our mistakes, then that's what matters. We cannot change the past, so we must learn from our mistakes and not let the regrets take over our lives.
Morrie and Mitch talk about regrets on the third Tuesday. When Mitch bring this topic up to him he says "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you are about to die. We are so wrapped up in egotistical things career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks." Because we are all caught up in these other things going on in our lives, we don't take the time to ask ourselves if we think we need anything else in our lives. But when it comes time that we think we don't have that much longer to live, our perspective changes. That is when we start to regret not doing the things we wish we would have done. If we wouldn't have been so worried about what was going on in our every day lives maybe we wouldn't have some of these regrets. I agree with Morrie and think that sometimes we just need to stop worrying about our every day life and ask ourselves if we think that we have everything we want in our life and if we think something we want is missing in our life.
Mitch and Morrie talk about regrets on the third Tuesday. Morrie brings up some very interesting points. Morrie said "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until your about to die (pg. 64)." In other words, you need death to look at the same monotonous things you do everyday and say "Is that all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?" We get so caught up by the little things in life that we don't make time to look at our lives and think about all of the things that we should or shouldn't have done, to think about our regrets. Like Morrie, I honestly rarely let regrets get to me because it's the past, and it doesn't matter anymore. I definitely agree with what Morrie says on this Tuesday.
You can regret the things that you did do and the things that you didn't do. People make mistakes and regret making them. People also regret not having done more with their life. So many people are caught up in their busy lives that they end up having a lot of regrets when they are older. Morrie said “It’s what everyone worries about, isn’t it? What if today were my last day on earth?” Most of us, with hectic schedules everyday of the week, don’t frequently stand back and look at our lives from a different perspective. We don’t take enough time to think about what we would do if it were our last day on earth. Morrie Schwartz also said “You need someone to probe you in that direction. It won’t just happen automatically.” Everybody needs someone who will help them to step back and examine their life. I agree with Morrie. Most people don’t want to have regrets when they are older, but they will if someone doesn’t teach them to look at their life in a new way.
On the third Tuesday Mitch and Morrie talk about regrets. Morrie says "The culture does not encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die." He means that people don't worry about stuff that lies ahead, instead they worry about everyday things. People work dead end jobs just to get the bills paid and they will probably work that same job for the rest of their life. Some people in the world have no desire to make their life better and if tomorrow was their last day on earth I bet they would feel regretful that they couldn't do great things with their life. To stop this cycle of having a regretful life people need to help one another set goals for their life. At this point in my life I don't have any major regrets and I have a person like Morrie in my life that will set me in the right direction if I started to make choices that I might regret
Most people say their life is fine. They just go along in life and don't question what they are doing half the time. Most of these people don't look at their lives the way they want it because they think it is too unrealistic. What Morrie is saying is that everyone should just do what they want for once. On page 64, Morrie tells Mitch, "It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my last day on earth?" People don't ask themselves this question enough. I agree with Morrie in saying that people are not satisfied with their lives and don't realized what they have missed already and what they will miss if they continue.
Regrets are things that we all have to suffer with. Sometimes we regret missing out on small things, but sometimes we fail to do important things. Sometimes I would choose a powerful punch to the face than the feeling of regret. At this point in the book, Morrie has lost a lot of the abilities that many of us take for granted. He accomplished a lot in his lifetime so he doesn't have many regrets. When I die someday, I'd like it to be with no regrets. On page 64, Morrie says, "It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my last day on earth?" That is a question that people need to ask themselves more often. So what if today is our last day? What if we do die tomorrow? Go apologize to the people you've hurt and tell the people you care about that you love them because you do not want to leave this earth with words unspoken.
When you have a sickness like Morrie or someone such as friends or even yourself you are able to feel sorry for yourself. However, there is no need to have those burdens all the time. As life goes on you must accept the weaknesses, or sicknesses you have. In this case I agree with Morrie, I have a sickness, but my life continues on and I don’t let that stop me. Sure, I feel sorry for myself sometimes, but that’s because it can hold you back, you just strive to make sure it doesn't.
Once again, I agree with Morrie, we end up having so many regrets in life. We try our best not to remember those times, so stop talking about it to us. Every day I worry about my future and what it is going to be like because of grades with school and clubs. Nothing hurts me more than being put down by being reminded of my mistakes. We have to use those mistakes to learn from our regrets.
Mitch brought a tape recorder over the next visit he made. He thought it would be better so after Morrie is deceased he can listen to the stories he and Morrie talked about. Morrie describes that people need to take a break with work, running around a lot and just realize that sooner or later their lives will be ending and they may regret what they didn't do. Mitch made a list of everything he wanted to ask to Morrie just like he said to. Mitch is slowly starting to realize he can't do anything about Morrie dying.
Everone worries about what they will regret when you die. We worry about what we would have done differently, or if there will be anything we wish we would have changed. Morrie says we are all to wrapped up i our career, family, money, and other things, to take the time to analyze our lives and decide if thats what we truly want. He is right, if we take the time to look at our lives before our death, we will have less regrets. We will be more sucessful in the end if we focus on what decisions we are making now. I know that I don`t do this, its hard, but I believe it is the right thing to do, and I`m going to try to shape my life in this way.
Regrets are the things that no one can live with. Consequentially most people end up dying with them. I think that everyone deserves the chance to make sure that they have no regrets and I also believe that everyone should take that chance when it is given. It could be as simple as saying I love you or as hard as appoligizing for all the pain you have caused a person physically or emotionally. I think that most people want to die happily and to do that you need no regrets.
Sometimes I think about things that I didn't do or didn't say and maybe should have. Everyone has regrets. It could also be something that you did do, and maybe wish you hadn't. When Mitch brings up the topic of regrets Morrie replies and says 'It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my my last day on earth?" I think if people thought about that simple question every day, things may be different. Morrie is right in saying that, you never know when your last day might be. Sometimes we take advantage of the things or people around us and don't realize it till it's not there anymore. Morrie seems like the type of man that lived with no regrets. I hope when I am older I will be able to look back on life and not have many regrets.
Everyone lives with regrets whether it's something stupid you did in the past or something you wish you'd done when you had the chance. In order to live and die without regrets, you need to forgive yourself for the things you did or didn't do. There is always time, even if it's your last seconds on Earth, to make things right again. Whether that be telling someone how much you love them or telling someone how much you loathe them the point is you left nothing unsaid. You could always choose to be cynical about it and mope around because you made a dumb mistake, or you could acknowledge your mistake and move on. The latter choice will probably end up being the better one. It'll be the choice you're proud of yourself for making.
Every single one of us has done something or said something we regret and we have to live with those regrets. Morrie is telling us that we never know when our last day could be so it is essential that we forgive ourselves for all of our regrets. If you hurt someone or something in anyway go repair it because if you don't make things right that burden will always be on your back. If today was your last day you would not want to have to die with regrets so everyday you have to live the day like it were your last and never forget to forgive yourself just like Morrie.
On page 65 morrie says "so we dont get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, is this all? Is this all i want? Is something missing?" he's saying that in order to not regret things we need to evaluate our lives before we have to regret things, and if we do that we will do things so we dont have to regret them later. After that that he says we need to be pushed in that direction and Mitch realizes that the people that do that are techers and that we all need one, they lead us and we want to be like them, and we follow their examples.
As people, we are so worried about what is going to happen in the future, we never have time to think “What would happen if I died today? What if this was my last day?” Anybody who would think this question would probably come up with a list of regrets, everybody has regrets. They can be little things, or they can be something really important that you forgot to do. The majority of people want to die with no regrets. But how can one achieve that? Some things in life you cannot take back, so you have to learn to let things go. What Morrie is saying is that people are so worried about how their life is going right in that moment that they never stop to think “Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” more people need to ask themselves these questions. When your time has come to an end, what do you want people to remember you as? If you died today, would you be happy with what happened in your life so far?
Everyone has regrets in their lives, but its so common because we're all humans and make mistakes. Meanwhile, not everyone sees it like Morrie because Morrie sees everything else that is going on around us and stopping us from looking back. Simple daily tasks, achievements, problems, and even some of the greatest things that take up our time take us away from looking back at our regrets. It is only natural because it is what is happening around us that affects us in time. We do not just sit down and self reflect because around most of us are things that distract us like technology, family, friends, money, bills, etc.
The third Tuesday starts of pretty much the same as the last one; with a question. This time, the question is Mitch asking Morrie if he has regrets now that he knows that he is dying. he replies by saying that, instead of going through life not thinking about dying, and only paying attention to it when its right in front of you, you should constantly stop and think about what you do and don't have in your life. So I guess a way you could get through life the way Morrie wants you to is to always have someone constantly pushing you in the right direction. This way you don't take a path that you will regret taking. And if you think about it, I guess Morrie is Mitchs teacher who is pushing him, and if you take what he is saying to heart, he can teach you too.
On The Third Tuesday Mitch and Morrie talk about regret. I believe that most in the world have regrets about something in there life. Like Morrie said we are so wrapped up with career, family, having enough money, and other things, you don't stand back and look at our lives and saying Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing? In life I believe that everything happens for a reason. It is ok to regret some things, but you can't regret everything in your life, because everything happens for a reason.
On the third Tuesday, Mitch and Morrie talk about regrets and their role in our lives. Morrie made an interesting point when he said, "the culture does not encourage you to think about such things(in this case regret), until you are about to die." I do not totally agree with what Morrie says here. I think people would want to know if you regret something as soon as you do it. We all most likely have regretted something in our lives. I remember when I was throwing a football with my father's car nearby. He told me to stop throwing it by the car, but I did not listen. I ended up breaking the window on the car. My dad had no problem asking me if I should have listened to him. My point is people, in my opinion, want others to regret and acknowledge what they have done in any given moment, not just when you are on your deathbed.
On the third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talk about regrets. Most people live their lives in the present and never take the time to think or talk about the past. You have to learn to go back and think of all of the things you have done or have not done in the past. Whether the things are bad or they are good it is good to look at every thing that has happened in your life. It is good to do this so you do not end your life with many regrets. You have to learn to forgive and forget. You do not want to be overwhelmed with all of your regrets before you die, so I feel it is a good idea to take the time out of your busy life to just sit and think about everything that has ever happened to you, whether they were good or they were bad things. Living life with a bunch of regrets is not healthy, you will end up being miserable and will not be able to live a happy life. Everything happens for a reason so you cannot blame yourself for your mistakes.
On the third Tuesday they are talking about regrets. In this day and age, nobody really thinks about what they are doing, after they do something bad they regret it, everybody has regrets. Sometimes I just think about my past all the good things to all the bad things and i regret all the bad things I did in my life. i always say to myself everything happens for a reason, sometimes it teaches us lessons or it will make us go further in life. So don;t blame yourself. A mistake may follow you the rest of your life and nobody will forget it.
No matter who you are everyone has regrets. We have all done something that we wish we could take back. I think that everyone knows, and has regrets, but when people are dying they tend to remember all the things that they did in their lifetime that they wish didn't. That tends to happen because they don't have time to fix what they did. You don't really bother thinking about your regrets as much when your just living, and having fun. Regrets become more of a problem when you know that you have a limited time to live.
The third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch discuss regrets. They talk about how people of today's society do not regret anything. They are so involved in multiple activities that they never stop and ask, "What was all of this for?" This concept appealed to me. I am always taking part in some activity and I never stop, sit down and look at what I've done wondering if it was worth it? Do I regret anything? Not at all! Some may answer differently, however. If a person would pause their life for a moment and look at what they've done, they would probably say, "Yes, I regret doing that." I feel this is a good thing, though. I think if everyone did this, we would be better prepared for the decisions that we have to make in the future.
On the third Tuesday Morrie and Mitch talked about having regrets and missing opportunities. I feel that having regrets in life is a necessary evil. Although nobody wants to have any regrets, they can have a huge impact on the future. They show what we could have done better. Although they mostly are negative, they can point you in a direction you want go in life when the next opportunity arrives. The best way to get guidance from regrets is to make sure you remember them and never make the same mistake twice.
In my opinion, majority of people do not regret decisions they have made. I think people usually do not have regrets until they learn that their end is soon. I believe this is mainly the case because people in society are very busy with every day chores, work, replacing something that is broken, and worrying about money. Once one, takes all the distractions out of the picture people tend to think about what they have done. After reading Tuesdays with Morrie, I will try to put more thought into decisions I make; so that I do not have regrets when my time is over.
When Morrie talks about regrets, he makes the comment everyone is too "busy" now a days to have them. "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die. We're so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks.." Morrie's trying to explain that one day you're going to look back and think to yourself, is this really what I wanted? Should I have changed something? Would I be a better person today if I did something different in the past?.. In my opinion, I don't think you only have these regrets when you are close to dying, you have regrets every single day of your life. They sometimes can have such an impact on your life that you feel you should just shut down or just stop trying, other times you regret something you did do, and wish every single day you can take it back.
The third class with Morrie and Mitch is about regrets. Regrets are always going to be there if you made a mistake you wish you hadn't done. People don't even realize and understand what they are doing because they are all distracted by something else. If we all have relaxation moments, we would realize what our true desires and our regrets, also, are. Morrie has a disease where he cannot move and he has time to figure out what he has done in his life that he regrets. Regrets are difficult with some people because maybe the decision that they had made had changed their course of life in the future. We need to be careful about the decisions that we are making because, whether you notice or not, some can change your life forever. I personally think if you know what you did wrong you can right your wrong with hard work and dedication. Morrie had said that we are so caught up with school, friends, family, and anything else you have in life, we don't stop to think, "Is this it? Is this my life?" I think everything happens for a good reason whether it is change your life positively or negatively.
On the third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch discuss life's regrets. Morrie states that there are trillions of things that we do everyday just so we can continue with our lives. He said that we do this so that we do not look back at the past and think how we could have done better. I do not agree with Morrie when he says that we regret things the most when we are going to die. There have been times in my life that I regret not going somewhere with a friend or doing something that was embarasing. In actuallity, I think that we will always regret things throught our whole life and not just when we will be dying.
Everyone has regrets in life. Some are good, and some are bad. You can look back and regret not doing something but in the back of your head, you know it would have been a bad idea so you didn't do it. That's a good regret. A bad regret on the other hand is when you wish you would have done something that would have been good. I think when you are dying, you start to remember all these things and that's when you start regretting a lot. Now that your life is almost over you just want to fix everything that you did wrong but you know you can't now that your life is almost over.
Regrets.. Everyone has them, and everyone has learned from them. That's where the whole "with age comes wisdom" quote comes from. As you grow, you learn. Again, I've said this before, but I'll say it again: "never live your life full of regrets. Do everything you've ever wanted to before it's too late."
Make the right choices, do the best you can, and never give in. You'll always have regrets, and many will upset you, but you will learn from them. I promise. It'll prove itself in the future. If you have a bad experience with something, why would you go and just do it again? You wouldn't. Why? Because if you did something once, that you didn't like at all, why would you do it again, just to experience the same pain, or the same regret!? That's just idiotic.
Here are some lyrics from my favorite song, "Dignity by Bullet for My Valentine": "So society just can't let us be Please don't be ashamed We are not to blame The future's ours to take We will make mistakes Scream this loud and proud We will not back down
So lets go and relieve the pressure Anarchy will only make it better We can't, we won't surrender We can't, we won't surrender!
We're not scared 'cause our life in danger Reality will only make us stronger We can't, we won't surrender We can't, we won't surrender!
Don't tell me where I will lay in your cemetery Don't try to silence and bury me Don't push me 'cause I won't go quietly I rather die with dignity"
My point of view on regrets is a positive action in return to that mistake. I think that the mistakes you make, will encourage you to do better than that the next time you get an opportunity to do something unwise. Everyone makes mistakes in life and I guarantee you that everyone holds those mistakes on themselves. That's what you shouldn't do though. You have to let it go and realize you are better than that. Morrie was a very wise man and from my point of view had a very successful life. It was a shame that he was diagnosed with that disease. So for him to regret things is just dumb honestly, because what could he do to earn back those mistakes at this point? Not very much .
Regret: the moot point of this third Thursday. Morrie, in a way, tells us we'll regret sitting back and going along with society. "...this culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die...we're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don't get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?" ~pages 64-65 I agree with Morrie. It's hard to do what everybody else isn't doing. When you grow up doing what the whole rest of the world is doing and thinking and stuff like that, it's hard to think on your own and realize something is wrong and something is missing. Kind of like in "Anthem". Equality just goes with flow and then he realizes he's smarter and that he can love and think by himself. He explores farther than the boundaries he is permitted to and makes civilization himself. The rest of his society, except Liberty, still believed the council was correct in their ways(they weren't) and were left behind. Doing the same things over and over again, they never really learned what they were missing out on and when, or if they do, figure it out too, they too will regret their blindness towards society. Morrie is telling us to open our eyes and realize there is so much more to life than what we are expected to believe.
On page 64-65, Morrie says many true things. He discuss regrets. Regrets are what keep us from making the same mistakes twice. They also make us make miss out on life's wild adventures. After doing something stupid, the regrets of doing it stick around to remind us to never to do it again. On the other hand, we have some regrets of not doing certain things. Life is too short to miss out on the little things and when we do miss them, we have regrets afterwards. But one thing regrets leaves us with, is to never try and make the same mistake twice.
Mitch and Morrie were talking about regrets on their 3rd Tuesday meeting together. Morrie and I can both agree that the people around us live on their regrets. He explains that is not living a healthy life. I feel that if people were living on regrets, it takes time away from living for the future. Meaning, they would not be able to savor the precious moments of their life so far. Morrie also talks about having a teacher who will be able to show you how to make your life happier. Mitch believed Morrie was his teacher. I now try to ask people how they have a happy life so my life could be better, as Morrie suggested. I feel that seeing other's thoughts and suggestions would create more happiness for me. Overall, Morrie says we do not have enough time in our lives to regret things we have missed out on. In my opinion, Morrie is correct.
When Mitch and Morrie talk about if they have regrets was a part I thought was interesting. He mostly is trying to explain to Mitch why he shouldn't have regrets. He says, "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die." I don't understand what he's trying to say there. He also says,"it's what everyone worries about, isn't it?" I mean I would worry about some things, but that's me. After all I do like what they have to say about it and there regrets.
When Morrie says this on (page 64) I makes me think of how I am a person that only thinks about what is happening now, but not what lies ahead. When Morrie says this at first it made me think about what would happen if I was about to die and how I would regret my life. I would think about what did I do wrong or did I make the right chose by making this decision. To be honest he right about most people today. Most people are looking so far at the good things in life that they forget about what bad things could stop them in there tracks. Therefore he is right by some people could do something wrong but not take time and think about what the did wrong and how they could fix it. I will now have to take time from now on and start thinking not about the good things, but the bad things that could stop me in my tracks.
ReplyDeleteNow a days all people worry about is that future. "The culture doesn't you to think about such things until you're about to die or so wrapped up with egotistical thing, carrier, family having enough money, meeting the more mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks were involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going so we don't get into having a standing back in looking at our lives and think is this all, is this all I want, is this something missing."(p.g 64~65)Instead of always looking forward we should look back and see what we are missing. See what we did wrong and we never though to regret what we did. I think we should regret I personally regret many things in my life I look back. It's okay to look forward but we need to look back instead of doing it before we die. If we do it before we die we don't have enough time to say that we're sorry and think of all the things you actually do regret. I agree with Morrie in this message.
ReplyDeleteWe as humans are always busy worrying about things. Even Morrie says it "The culture doesn't want you to think about such things until you're about to die or so wrapped up with egotistical thing, carrier, family having enough money, meeting the more mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks were involved in trillions of little acts..." We need to stop worrying about all of these things that don't really matter and look at what really matters. Not all of us know when are death is coming but imagine you didn't have time to notice all of the things in life that mattered. Do you ever have regrets? I know, I do. I have many regrets that I wish I could go back and change. If I had the chance to change it I would do it in a heart beat.
ReplyDeleteRegrets are something everyone has. We may regret not studying for a huge test for school, or maybe we regret not saying everything we wanted to tell someone. But, when do we ever stop and actually think about them? Do you ever just stop and think about what you have in life? Everyone, just like Morrie said, are too busy engulfed in the "trillions of little acts just to keep going." We don't think about what we could possibly leave behind until we're about to die. All we seem to focus about is the now, what's happening in our lives at this point, and I think Morrie says we shouldn't do that. We should just step back and look at what we do have, but he also says we can't do it alone. We need teachers, people who could guide us. I know I need teachers to guide me, just like everyone else. I have regrets, many of them actually. I regret bottling up my emotions about what my dad did until it exploded. I regret not standing up for my brother when my dad yelled at him. I regret not stopping my dad from slapping my sister... And with each regret I have, I need someone to help me. It may be my best friend or my favorite teacher. All I know is that I hate regretting things. I wish I could go back and change them. Trust me, if I could, I would go back and redo every single thing I regret. Maybe, things would be different if I did.
ReplyDelete“The culture doesn’t encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die. We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks-we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” This quote, found on pages 64-65, is said by Morrie on the topic of regret. I agree with his point of view. Society has influenced us to dread the past which is stopping us from enjoying the present. Although it is our natural instinct to regret, we have to accept it and more on with our lives. We should live everyday like it is our last. Would you want to die knowing you regret your past? I believe that the past should not be forgotten, but forgiven.
ReplyDeleteWhen opportunity knocks, hurry up and open the door. You do not want to pass up an opportunity to do something, because a time will come when you will not be able to do it. You may begin to regret the things you missed out on. If you stop to think about if you really want to do something, the opportunity will continue to move forward until it is out of your sight for good. Morrie can no longer walk, dance, or even go to the restroom by himself. He did a lot while he was able, so in the end, he had no regrets. Some people are content with just sitting around, until that is all they can do. In the end, I believe they begin to question why they let so many opportunities pass them by.
ReplyDeleteWe all regret something we've done in the past. It might've been small, or it might've been a crime. The feeling you have everytime you regret an action is an astounding blow to the stomach. It will bring a flood of emotions and most of the time, even knowledge.
ReplyDeleteRegretting is a good thing. What you did might not have been the best thing to do, but understanding what you did wrong will help you later in life. The thing with memories is that you can go back and replay them over and over again; you can analyze them. Sometimes, you'll realize a new lesson or reaction you should've known or had. You can then apply this to your present life and LEARN from your faults.
I'm sure that each one of us has our regrets. Maybe it's something you shouldn't have done, or something you should have done. Either way, everyone has them. Regrets can be bad by flooding your mind with emotions that make your stomach twist, but they can also turn out for the better. Regrets can help you learn about life and from the things you did wrong. If you stop to think about your regret, you learn from it and replay it in your mind over and over again. I myself has had may regrets, mainly from doing something wrong. I have realized that this is okay, as long as I have learned from my mistake, I know never to do it again. I feel like if regretting didn't exist, the world would be a crazy concoction of insanity, because no one would be learning from their mistakes.
ReplyDeleteWe've always regretted things we've done in the past and present lifestyle. We all have our flaws in life but that's what makes us human. Making mistakes is like making a memories. You can't let those regrets rule your life, instead of thinking about those things as regrets turn them into a learning experience. Live your life, as you please don't let those regrets stop you from living...make the best of everything while you still can. Don't think about those regrets...it won't help anything but make you regret things even more. Everyone always wishes they can go back and fix those mistakes and regrets they have made even though we can't fix the past lifestyle we can always make our future better and learn. What I regret is not staying in touch with old friends from elementary and middle school till recently due to social media. "Move on, it's just a chapter in the past. But don't close the book just turn the page." Just like Morrie said "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die." so we all have regrets we make but we just move past that and learn from them.
ReplyDeleteRegrets are both a good thing and a bad thing. It is such a good thing because it teaches us to learn from our mistakes and to make things better. It is such a bad thing because it leaves us feeling bad and second guessing ourselves. Regret is such a powerful thing because it makes us think about our past and what we should have and/or shouldn’t have done. It also evokes some of our emotions along with it such as happiness, sadness, love, and hate. I have had very many regrets, some from 5-6 years ago that I still think about to this day and every time I think them I learn something new from it. Regretting can be bad because it brings up bad memories, but it teaches you to learn from those mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eddie that regrets are both a good thing and a bad thing. Yes, they teach you you're mistakes but then there's always that 50/50 chance that that one mistake you made will haunt you forever; thus leading up to my disagreement with Morrie when he states, "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die."
ReplyDeleteNow my problem with that statement is that people (such as myself) think about the things they regret on a daily basis. Not only when they're close to death. Personally, I have countless regrets that have affected my life more than all the good things that I have endured. Regrets that have not only changed my perspective on myself, but regrets that have changed others views on me as well. Physically dying I am not, but that doesn't change the fact that a good bit of my mistakes haunt me every second of every day.
With regrets come emotions, which ties with another of Morrie's lessons. Like Alexis said it's 50/50 and some people look back and regret certain events everyday. You don't have to be physically dying to have regrets. I know many people that have the regrets everyday (myself included). Regrets are both good and bad in a sense. Dwelling on the things we can not change is bad; however, things that we can change by changing our perspective on life can be good as well as bad.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday with Morrie they now talk about regrets. And as they sit and eat Mitch thinks about if Morrie
ReplyDeletehas any regrets such as lost friends.. And Morrie comes out with "that's what everyone thinks" that everyone is so caught up in life that u don't have time to realize or ask yourself if this is all... Youu have all the little things in life to occupy and keep you from thinking like that. Everyone in this generation always has something to do whether it be school, work, or anything. I believe that if we all took at least a couple minutes a day to realize what we have, their would be a lot less regret and more thankfulness in the world
I'm sure not one person has lived their life without at least one regret. I know I've made plenty of mistakes throughout my life and I'm not even a adult. Let's face we all done bad things even if it was a small thing like cheating on a test and feeling guilty about it afterwards.It could just be you " forgot" to call someone you haven't talked to in forever. Regrets just come with life, everyone has their own little secrets that you wouldn't tell anyone.You can't change anything that's in the past I think that regrets help you learn throughout life.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has regrets in life. Sometimes they're very big and we spend many of the days dwelling on them. "What could I have done differently?" "Will it haunt me in the future?" You cannot change the past, and unless you can find yourself a time machine You'll move forward in time. When you make a mistake, learn from it and strive to do better the next time. Do not focus on that mistake you made years ago. At the end of the day it's okay to think about your mistakes, so long as you do not dwell on it later on in life. Life comes with mistakes. It's who we are and it is part of what makes us human. You just have to learn to love the life you've made for yourself.
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter Morrie says, "The culture does not encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die. We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks-we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” This is very true with everyone. No one thinks about what they will regret when they are about to die until that time comes. Morrie is sort of lucky in this part because he knows that he is close to death, and had the opportunity to make peace with the regrets he might have. Yet at this point Morrie is telling us not to focus only on the future but also on what you want to accomplish before you die, because if you do not, you will have many things that you might regret. So make the most out of the time you have, because you never know when your time will be up.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has regrets. Thats just life. We make mistakes, but at least if we have regrets we know what we did was wrong. A lot of people will not think of the bad things they have done. They don't want to bring up that awful feeling. In our culture people are so worried about tomorrow, they forget to think of the past. They don't think of any of their regrets till they are on their death beds. This causes a lot of people to think that they don't have any regrets, but everyone regrets at least one thing from their past.
ReplyDeleteEveryone at some point in their life feels regretful. Everyone wants to take something back that they think they shouldn't have done. Morrie thinks we don't think of regrets until we are close to death. Some people, however, may regret things every day, whether if it is just a little mistake they made or if it was a mistake that changed their whole lives. Every human dwells at some point and thinks "What if today was my last day on earth?" as Morrie states on page 64. This is not something you should do every day though because it was something that has already happened. Don't even think about tomorrow just think about the present. What are you doing now that you could change or make better? I believe that's what Morrie is implying in this chapter and I plan to think that way for the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has regrets, and that is OK. It is one thing to learn from it and move on, but you cannot dwell on something you should or should not have done in the past for the rest of your life. If you do that, then when your final days come around, you will realize you have only lived your life regretting the little things, making your whole life one giant regret. It is important to take some time to learn from your mistakes, but it must be limited. Know when to forget, forgive, and move on.
ReplyDeleteOn this Tuesday, Morrie talks about regrets. I believe everybody has regrets. I disagree with Morrie when he says people think about them mainly when they're about to die. I am always thinking about my regrets. I do agree with him when he infers that you should not let the regrets take over your live. I sometimes worry too much about my regrets, and it makes me sick to my stomach. If we learn from our mistakes, then that's what matters. We cannot change the past, so we must learn from our mistakes and not let the regrets take over our lives.
ReplyDeleteMorrie and Mitch talk about regrets on the third Tuesday. When Mitch bring this topic up to him he says "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you are about to die. We are so wrapped up in egotistical things career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks." Because we are all caught up in these other things going on in our lives, we don't take the time to ask ourselves if we think we need anything else in our lives. But when it comes time that we think we don't have that much longer to live, our perspective changes. That is when we start to regret not doing the things we wish we would have done. If we wouldn't have been so worried about what was going on in our every day lives maybe we wouldn't have some of these regrets. I agree with Morrie and think that sometimes we just need to stop worrying about our every day life and ask ourselves if we think that we have everything we want in our life and if we think something we want is missing in our life.
ReplyDeleteMitch and Morrie talk about regrets on the third Tuesday. Morrie brings up some very interesting points. Morrie said "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until your about to die (pg. 64)." In other words, you need death to look at the same monotonous things you do everyday and say "Is that all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?" We get so caught up by the little things in life that we don't make time to look at our lives and think about all of the things that we should or shouldn't have done, to think about our regrets. Like Morrie, I honestly rarely let regrets get to me because it's the past, and it doesn't matter anymore. I definitely agree with what Morrie says on this Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteYou can regret the things that you did do and the things that you didn't do. People make mistakes and regret making them. People also regret not having done more with their life. So many people are caught up in their busy lives that they end up having a lot of regrets when they are older. Morrie said “It’s what everyone worries about, isn’t it? What if today were my last day on earth?” Most of us, with hectic schedules everyday of the week, don’t frequently stand back and look at our lives from a different perspective. We don’t take enough time to think about what we would do if it were our last day on earth. Morrie Schwartz also said “You need someone to probe you in that direction. It won’t just happen automatically.” Everybody needs someone who will help them to step back and examine their life. I agree with Morrie. Most people don’t want to have regrets when they are older, but they will if someone doesn’t teach them to look at their life in a new way.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday Mitch and Morrie talk about regrets. Morrie says "The culture does not encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die." He means that people don't worry about stuff that lies ahead, instead they worry about everyday things. People work dead end jobs just to get the bills paid and they will probably work that same job for the rest of their life. Some people in the world have no desire to make their life better and if tomorrow was their last day on earth I bet they would feel regretful that they couldn't do great things with their life. To stop this cycle of having a regretful life people need to help one another set goals for their life. At this point in my life I don't have any major regrets and I have a person like Morrie in my life that will set me in the right direction if I started to make choices that I might regret
ReplyDeleteMost people say their life is fine. They just go along in life and don't question what they are doing half the time. Most of these people don't look at their lives the way they want it because they think it is too unrealistic. What Morrie is saying is that everyone should just do what they want for once. On page 64, Morrie tells Mitch, "It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my last day on earth?" People don't ask themselves this question enough. I agree with Morrie in saying that people are not satisfied with their lives and don't realized what they have missed already and what they will miss if they continue.
ReplyDeleteRegrets are things that we all have to suffer with. Sometimes we regret missing out on small things, but sometimes we fail to do important things. Sometimes I would choose a powerful punch to the face than the feeling of regret. At this point in the book, Morrie has lost a lot of the abilities that many of us take for granted. He accomplished a lot in his lifetime so he doesn't have many regrets. When I die someday, I'd like it to be with no regrets. On page 64, Morrie says, "It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my last day on earth?" That is a question that people need to ask themselves more often. So what if today is our last day? What if we do die tomorrow? Go apologize to the people you've hurt and tell the people you care about that you love them because you do not want to leave this earth with words unspoken.
ReplyDeleteWhen you have a sickness like Morrie or someone such as friends or even yourself you are able to feel sorry for yourself. However, there is no need to have those burdens all the time. As life goes on you must accept the weaknesses, or sicknesses you have. In this case I agree with Morrie, I have a sickness, but my life continues on and I don’t let that stop me. Sure, I feel sorry for myself sometimes, but that’s because it can hold you back, you just strive to make sure it doesn't.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, I agree with Morrie, we end up having so many regrets in life. We try our best not to remember those times, so stop talking about it to us. Every day I worry about my future and what it is going to be like because of grades with school and clubs. Nothing hurts me more than being put down by being reminded of my mistakes. We have to use those mistakes to learn from our regrets.
ReplyDeleteMitch brought a tape recorder over the next visit he made. He thought it would be better so after Morrie is deceased he can listen to the stories he and Morrie talked about. Morrie describes that people need to take a break with work, running around a lot and just realize that sooner or later their lives will be ending and they may regret what they didn't do. Mitch made a list of everything he wanted to ask to Morrie just like he said to. Mitch is slowly starting to realize he can't do anything about Morrie dying.
ReplyDeleteEverone worries about what they will regret when you die. We worry about what we would have done differently, or if there will be anything we wish we would have changed. Morrie says we are all to wrapped up i our career, family, money, and other things, to take the time to analyze our lives and decide if thats what we truly want. He is right, if we take the time to look at our lives before our death, we will have less regrets. We will be more sucessful in the end if we focus on what decisions we are making now. I know that I don`t do this, its hard, but I believe it is the right thing to do, and I`m going to try to shape my life in this way.
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ReplyDeleteRegrets are the things that no one can live with. Consequentially most people end up dying with them. I think that everyone deserves the chance to make sure that they have no regrets and I also believe that everyone should take that chance when it is given. It could be as simple as saying I love you or as hard as appoligizing for all the pain you have caused a person physically or emotionally. I think that most people want to die happily and to do that you need no regrets.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think about things that I didn't do or didn't say and maybe should have. Everyone has regrets. It could also be something that you did do, and maybe wish you hadn't. When Mitch brings up the topic of regrets Morrie replies and says 'It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my my last day on earth?" I think if people thought about that simple question every day, things may be different. Morrie is right in saying that, you never know when your last day might be. Sometimes we take advantage of the things or people around us and don't realize it till it's not there anymore. Morrie seems like the type of man that lived with no regrets. I hope when I am older I will be able to look back on life and not have many regrets.
ReplyDeleteEveryone lives with regrets whether it's something stupid you did in the past or something you wish you'd done when you had the chance. In order to live and die without regrets, you need to forgive yourself for the things you did or didn't do. There is always time, even if it's your last seconds on Earth, to make things right again. Whether that be telling someone how much you love them or telling someone how much you loathe them the point is you left nothing unsaid. You could always choose to be cynical about it and mope around because you made a dumb mistake, or you could acknowledge your mistake and move on. The latter choice will probably end up being the better one. It'll be the choice you're proud of yourself for making.
ReplyDeleteEvery single one of us has done something or said something we regret and we have to live with those regrets. Morrie is telling us that we never know when our last day could be so it is essential that we forgive ourselves for all of our regrets. If you hurt someone or something in anyway go repair it because if you don't make things right that burden will always be on your back. If today was your last day you would not want to have to die with regrets so everyday you have to live the day like it were your last and never forget to forgive yourself just like Morrie.
ReplyDeleteOn page 65 morrie says "so we dont get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, is this all? Is this all i want? Is something missing?" he's saying that in order to not regret things we need to evaluate our lives before we have to regret things, and if we do that we will do things so we dont have to regret them later. After that that he says we need to be pushed in that direction and Mitch realizes that the people that do that are techers and that we all need one, they lead us and we want to be like them, and we follow their examples.
ReplyDeleteAs people, we are so worried about what is going to happen in the future, we never have time to think “What would happen if I died today? What if this was my last day?” Anybody who would think this question would probably come up with a list of regrets, everybody has regrets. They can be little things, or they can be something really important that you forgot to do. The majority of people want to die with no regrets. But how can one achieve that? Some things in life you cannot take back, so you have to learn to let things go. What Morrie is saying is that people are so worried about how their life is going right in that moment that they never stop to think “Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?” more people need to ask themselves these questions. When your time has come to an end, what do you want people to remember you as? If you died today, would you be happy with what happened in your life so far?
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ReplyDeleteEveryone has regrets in their lives, but its so common because we're all humans and make mistakes. Meanwhile, not everyone sees it like Morrie because Morrie sees everything else that is going on around us and stopping us from looking back. Simple daily tasks, achievements, problems, and even some of the greatest things that take up our time take us away from looking back at our regrets. It is only natural because it is what is happening around us that affects us in time. We do not just sit down and self reflect because around most of us are things that distract us like technology, family, friends, money, bills, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe third Tuesday starts of pretty much the same as the last one; with a question. This time, the question is Mitch asking Morrie if he has regrets now that he knows that he is dying. he replies by saying that, instead of going through life not thinking about dying, and only paying attention to it when its right in front of you, you should constantly stop and think about what you do and don't have in your life. So I guess a way you could get through life the way Morrie wants you to is to always have someone constantly pushing you in the right direction. This way you don't take a path that you will regret taking. And if you think about it, I guess Morrie is Mitchs teacher who is pushing him, and if you take what he is saying to heart, he can teach you too.
ReplyDeleteOn The Third Tuesday Mitch and Morrie talk about regret. I believe that most in the world have regrets about something in there life. Like Morrie said we are so wrapped up with career, family, having enough money, and other things, you don't stand back and look at our lives and saying Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing? In life I believe that everything happens for a reason. It is ok to regret some things, but you can't regret everything in your life, because everything happens for a reason.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday, Mitch and Morrie talk about regrets and their role in our lives. Morrie made an interesting point when he said, "the culture does not encourage you to think about such things(in this case regret), until you are about to die." I do not totally agree with what Morrie says here. I think people would want to know if you regret something as soon as you do it. We all most likely have regretted something in our lives. I remember when I was throwing a football with my father's car nearby. He told me to stop throwing it by the car, but I did not listen. I ended up breaking the window on the car. My dad had no problem asking me if I should have listened to him. My point is people, in my opinion, want others to regret and acknowledge what they have done in any given moment, not just when you are on your deathbed.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talk about regrets. Most people live their lives in the present and never take the time to think or talk about the past. You have to learn to go back and think of all of the things you have done or have not done in the past. Whether the things are bad or they are good it is good to look at every thing that has happened in your life. It is good to do this so you do not end your life with many regrets. You have to learn to forgive and forget. You do not want to be overwhelmed with all of your regrets before you die, so I feel it is a good idea to take the time out of your busy life to just sit and think about everything that has ever happened to you, whether they were good or they were bad things. Living life with a bunch of regrets is not healthy, you will end up being miserable and will not be able to live a happy life. Everything happens for a reason so you cannot blame yourself for your mistakes.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday they are talking about regrets. In this day and age, nobody really thinks about what they are doing, after they do something bad they regret it, everybody has regrets. Sometimes I just think about my past all the good things to all the bad things and i regret all the bad things I did in my life. i always say to myself everything happens for a reason, sometimes it teaches us lessons or it will make us go further in life. So don;t blame yourself. A mistake may follow you the rest of your life and nobody will forget it.
ReplyDeleteNo matter who you are everyone has regrets. We have all done something that we wish we could take back. I think that everyone knows, and has regrets, but when people are dying they tend to remember all the things that they did in their lifetime that they wish didn't. That tends to happen because they don't have time to fix what they did. You don't really bother thinking about your regrets as much when your just living, and having fun. Regrets become more of a problem when you know that you have a limited time to live.
ReplyDeleteThe third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch discuss regrets. They talk about how people of today's society do not regret anything. They are so involved in multiple activities that they never stop and ask, "What was all of this for?" This concept appealed to me. I am always taking part in some activity and I never stop, sit down and look at what I've done wondering if it was worth it? Do I regret anything? Not at all! Some may answer differently, however. If a person would pause their life for a moment and look at what they've done, they would probably say, "Yes, I regret doing that." I feel this is a good thing, though. I think if everyone did this, we would be better prepared for the decisions that we have to make in the future.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday Morrie and Mitch talked about having regrets and missing opportunities. I feel that having regrets in life is a necessary evil. Although nobody wants to have any regrets, they can have a huge impact on the future. They show what we could have done better. Although they mostly are negative, they can point you in a direction you want go in life when the next opportunity arrives. The best way to get guidance from regrets is to make sure you remember them and never make the same mistake twice.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, majority of people do not regret decisions they have made. I think people usually do not have regrets until they learn that their end is soon. I believe this is mainly the case because people in society are very busy with every day chores, work, replacing something that is broken, and worrying about money. Once one, takes all the distractions out of the picture people tend to think about what they have done. After reading Tuesdays with Morrie, I will try to put more thought into decisions I make; so that I do not have regrets when my time is over.
ReplyDeleteWhen Morrie talks about regrets, he makes the comment everyone is too "busy" now a days to have them. "The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die. We're so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks.." Morrie's trying to explain that one day you're going to look back and think to yourself, is this really what I wanted? Should I have changed something? Would I be a better person today if I did something different in the past?.. In my opinion, I don't think you only have these regrets when you are close to dying, you have regrets every single day of your life. They sometimes can have such an impact on your life that you feel you should just shut down or just stop trying, other times you regret something you did do, and wish every single day you can take it back.
ReplyDeleteThe third class with Morrie and Mitch is about regrets. Regrets are always going to be there if you made a mistake you wish you hadn't done. People don't even realize and understand what they are doing because they are all distracted by something else. If we all have relaxation moments, we would realize what our true desires and our regrets, also, are. Morrie has a disease where he cannot move and he has time to figure out what he has done in his life that he regrets. Regrets are difficult with some people because maybe the decision that they had made had changed their course of life in the future. We need to be careful about the decisions that we are making because, whether you notice or not, some can change your life forever. I personally think if you know what you did wrong you can right your wrong with hard work and dedication. Morrie had said that we are so caught up with school, friends, family, and anything else you have in life, we don't stop to think, "Is this it? Is this my life?" I think everything happens for a good reason whether it is change your life positively or negatively.
ReplyDeleteOn the third Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch discuss life's regrets. Morrie states that there are trillions of things that we do everyday just so we can continue with our lives. He said that we do this so that we do not look back at the past and think how we could have done better. I do not agree with Morrie when he says that we regret things the most when we are going to die. There have been times in my life that I regret not going somewhere with a friend or doing something that was embarasing. In actuallity, I think that we will always regret things throught our whole life and not just when we will be dying.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has regrets in life. Some are good, and some are bad. You can look back and regret not doing something but in the back of your head, you know it would have been a bad idea so you didn't do it. That's a good regret. A bad regret on the other hand is when you wish you would have done something that would have been good. I think when you are dying, you start to remember all these things and that's when you start regretting a lot. Now that your life is almost over you just want to fix everything that you did wrong but you know you can't now that your life is almost over.
ReplyDeleteRegrets.. Everyone has them, and everyone has learned from them. That's where the whole "with age comes wisdom" quote comes from. As you grow, you learn. Again, I've said this before, but I'll say it again: "never live your life full of regrets. Do everything you've ever wanted to before it's too late."
ReplyDeleteMake the right choices, do the best you can, and never give in. You'll always have regrets, and many will upset you, but you will learn from them. I promise. It'll prove itself in the future. If you have a bad experience with something, why would you go and just do it again? You wouldn't. Why? Because if you did something once, that you didn't like at all, why would you do it again, just to experience the same pain, or the same regret!? That's just idiotic.
Here are some lyrics from my favorite song, "Dignity by Bullet for My Valentine": "So society just can't let us be
Please don't be ashamed
We are not to blame
The future's ours to take
We will make mistakes
Scream this loud and proud
We will not back down
So lets go and relieve the pressure
Anarchy will only make it better
We can't, we won't surrender
We can't, we won't surrender!
We're not scared 'cause our life in danger
Reality will only make us stronger
We can't, we won't surrender
We can't, we won't surrender!
Don't tell me where I will lay in your cemetery
Don't try to silence and bury me
Don't push me 'cause I won't go quietly
I rather die with dignity"
You'll make mistakes, but you'll learn from them.
My point of view on regrets is a positive action in return to that mistake. I think that the mistakes you make, will encourage you to do better than that the next time you get an opportunity to do something unwise. Everyone makes mistakes in life and I guarantee you that everyone holds those mistakes on themselves. That's what you shouldn't do though. You have to let it go and realize you are better than that. Morrie was a very wise man and from my point of view had a very successful life. It was a shame that he was diagnosed with that disease. So for him to regret things is just dumb honestly, because what could he do to earn back those mistakes at this point? Not very much .
ReplyDeleteRegret: the moot point of this third Thursday. Morrie, in a way, tells us we'll regret sitting back and going along with society.
ReplyDelete"...this culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die...we're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don't get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?" ~pages 64-65
I agree with Morrie. It's hard to do what everybody else isn't doing. When you grow up doing what the whole rest of the world is doing and thinking and stuff like that, it's hard to think on your own and realize something is wrong and something is missing. Kind of like in "Anthem". Equality just goes with flow and then he realizes he's smarter and that he can love and think by himself. He explores farther than the boundaries he is permitted to and makes civilization himself. The rest of his society, except Liberty, still believed the council was correct in their ways(they weren't) and were left behind. Doing the same things over and over again, they never really learned what they were missing out on and when, or if they do, figure it out too, they too will regret their blindness towards society. Morrie is telling us to open our eyes and realize there is so much more to life than what we are expected to believe.
On page 64-65, Morrie says many true things. He discuss regrets. Regrets are what keep us from making the same mistakes twice. They also make us make miss out on life's wild adventures. After doing something stupid, the regrets of doing it stick around to remind us to never to do it again. On the other hand, we have some regrets of not doing certain things. Life is too short to miss out on the little things and when we do miss them, we have regrets afterwards. But one thing regrets leaves us with, is to never try and make the same mistake twice.
ReplyDeleteMitch and Morrie were talking about regrets on their 3rd Tuesday meeting together. Morrie and I can both agree that the people around us live on their regrets. He explains that is not living a healthy life. I feel that if people were living on regrets, it takes time away from living for the future. Meaning, they would not be able to savor the precious moments of their life so far. Morrie also talks about having a teacher who will be able to show you how to make your life happier. Mitch believed Morrie was his teacher. I now try to ask people how they have a happy life so my life could be better, as Morrie suggested. I feel that seeing other's thoughts and suggestions would create more happiness for me. Overall, Morrie says we do not have enough time in our lives to regret things we have missed out on. In my opinion, Morrie is correct.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mitch and Morrie talk about if they have regrets was a part I thought was interesting. He mostly is trying to explain to Mitch why he shouldn't have regrets. He says, "the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die." I don't understand what he's trying to say there. He also says,"it's what everyone worries about, isn't it?" I mean I would worry about some things, but that's me. After all I do like what they have to say about it and there regrets.
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