The Sixth Tuesday We Talk About Emotions

Morrie believes that we must learn to detach ourselves from emotion.  We must not cling to things because if we do, we become impaired.  Instead, we should let an emotion overtake us completely so that we may feel its full effect.  Once we do, we leave the emotion by detaching, rather than dwelling on it (don't be consumed by emotion!).

The Fifth Tuesday We Talk About Family

According to Morrie, family is most important.  It provides a foundation; without it there is no secure ground upon which people can stand.  Family should provide support, love, caring, and concern.  It does not leave as friends do.

The Fourth Tuesday We Talk About Death

Morrie believes that when you are going to die, you see life much differently.  You strip away all the nonessential things in life and focus on what is truly important, making room for spiritual things and casting away materialistic things.

The Third Tuesday We Talk About Regrets

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.

The Second Tuesday We Talk About Feeling Sorry for Yourself

Morrie tells Mitch that he sometimes feels sorry for himself in the mornings.  Morrie would mourn what he had lost (bodily functions) and how he was dying.  After a "few tears" though, he would stop and concentrate on all the good things in his life.

The First Tuesday We Talk About the World

On the First Tuesday, Morrie says that since he is now suffering, he feels closer to other people who are suffering.  He feels as if their anguish is his own; he even cries when thinking about other's suffering.