Monday, April 19, 2010
"Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others" (166)
Morrie sees no point in holding grudges; he then admits that he has had some pride in his life and regrets it. What does Morrie recall in his life that makes him realize that you must forgive yourself and not hold grudges? How do you think this applies to you? Are grudges really worth it? Do a lot of high school students hold grudges? Why or why not?
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Morrie recalled in his life that he use to have a friend named Norman and his wife that Morrie and his wife were really good friends with. Norman then moved and never stayed in touch with Morrie and that really hurt him. When they did get together Morrie never let Norman in and just shrugged him off. Then 2 years ago he died of cancer and Morrie felt sad that he never got to say bye to him or forgive him before he died. Morrie’s regret doesn’t imply to me because I have never held a grudge on any of my friends that have moved. I do hold grudges but only for a short time, I am not the type of person that can hold a grudge for a long time it’s not me. I don’t think grudges are really worth holding, you may get bad but get over it soon because like Morrie you never know when you won’t be able to see that person again. If you hold grudges then it is just more pain in your life then what is needed. In some ways yes teenagers hold grudges. Some people can forgive but they can never forget what someone has done to them, they always look at what the person did to them and that makes them not trust the person again. But then there is some people that could care less what someone did and they just ignore that fact and forget all about it. It really comes down to what type of a person you are, if you get mad easily and can’t forgive people that easily then you may hold grudges, but if you’re the type of person that just doesn’t care what other people think of you or you don’t hold grudges that easily then you may not hold a grudge. - Pinky18
ReplyDeleteMorrie recalls that he never forgave his friend Norman for not calling to see how Charlotte was after her surgery. Even when Norman tried to reconcile Morrie did not accept it “…a few years ago…he died of cancer. I feel so sad. I never got to see him. I never got to forgive. It pains me so much…” (166). Morrie tells Mitch how he put his pride before his friendship with him. Morrie is right, you have to forgive yourself for everything you didn’t do, before you can forgive people for stuff they didn’t do. This applies to me because I do hold grudges, I don’t know why; when you think about it they are pointless, especially now. We are in grade eleven, and after next year we probably won’t see many people ever again or keep in touch at all. If you can resolve your problems and forgive before you leave high school there is a much better chance that it will be resolved. If you try to resolve an issue that you had in high school three years later, they aren’t going to care. They have most likely moved on and forgot all about it and maybe even forgot about you. A lot of high school students hold grudges because they don’t realize that the time they have here is short, and the time that you waste being mad about something stupid you can never get back. Most students think “Oh, they’ll get over it.” The truth is, people don’t always just “get over it” sometimes little things hurt the most. You may have just been joking around and someone got mad about it, you may think it’s a stupid reason to get mad but they may have something else going on in their life that is more serious than you think. I don’t think you should hold grudges, they aren’t worth it. You’ll realize it when you get older.
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In Morrie’s life he had a very good friend. Norman was his friend and after he moved away and Norman didn't call after Charlotte’s surgery Morrie never forgave Norman. He feels like he should have because Norman died without them settling their differences. He felt horrible after that and he now thinks people shouldn't hold grudges because life is to short. Morrie also can't hold a grudge to himself because nothing good will come of that so he needs to forgive himself of not saying good bye to his friend then forgive people before they are gone. I will be honest this definitely applies to me. I am the worst person for holding grudges, I can't really explain why I do, and I just don't like to be the first one to give in. I held a grudge so long that my friend moved and now we don't even speak and it sucks and is my entire fault because when she tried to make things better I did what Morrie did and ignored it. Grudges are so not worth it in my opinion because lets face it time is just wasted. Nothing ever good comes from them and they only bring unneeded and unwanted pain to everyone involved. High school girls in my mind are the worst people for holding grudges. In reality they are only hurting them in the end. Girls don't know how to deal with things so they simply hold a grudge over someone else, which is much easier then working things out and being mature about it. brain18
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