Tuesdays with Morrie

Yea, i know i know, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' has been out for several years. But I picked this book again after reading it for few times. And surprisingly, I learnt something new each time.

The book hits me with several great lines from Morrie, which are worth sharing.

'Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bounded to do something else.'

This line pulls me into some thoughts about life. There are different struggles in lives, right? We have to make our choices in working on one stuff, while to choose something to let go. Life is never perfect, one has to give up certain options to make something complete. We are struggling, we are living in middle of the stretched rubber band. This is what everyone has been undergoing, so no complaints but to accept and move on.

'Love wins. Love always wins'

Growing up as an adult, the word 'love' means more and more to me. It does not only refer to romance but the tightened bound within family, friends and teachers. If we love, we would be considerate, forgiving, know how to treasure and be grateful for everything around. Love would defeat hatred, jealousy, aggression and selfishness. Love rules, love always wins. It does.

'We...need to forgive ourselves...for all the things we didn't do. All the things we should have done. You can't get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened.'

This line impresses me most while reading. Sometimes, I would have drown myself in a pool of negative thinking-back process. 'Hey, what if I work better to let my father to change his views on me?' 'Wait, would my life change better if I have social with that particular group of friend?' Regrets. Thinking back. Guess what? Life is passing every minute while we do such kind of unnecessary thoughts. Before i have tried to ignore or not thinking these questions. But reading this line from Morrie made me realize that, we have to face these regrets, yet not to feel sorry for them. We have to forgive ourselves to move on with a better life.

'Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent.'

It says it all. Do not cling to materialistic things because money would have gone. To live is to live up the spirit of lives, to splendor in a way of giving out love and kindness.

'Death ends a life, not a relationship.'

It is meaningless to not willing to let go of a person physically, but not spiritually. Keep your love, respect and appreciation in your heart of the deceased. It might be a foolish saying, but I always believe they know our love, no matter where they are. I thought of a line from Mr. Szeto Wah, a political activitist of pan-democratic party who passed away few months before, said that 'If you have a beloved one in heart, and the one has loved you so deeply, that kind of affection will be kept in heart even if they are separated by death.' Death only ends one's life, not the bound between.

Too many quotes worth mentioning. Still, the above gives me a lot of good moments of pause to think, and to reflect.

If you feel despaired one day, face a blow of life challenges or need something to inspire with, grab the book and it will enlighten you.