Quote 1: "I'm on my last great journey here-and people want me to tell them what to pack"
Quote 2: "When you learn how to die, you learn how to live"
Quote 3: "My days were full, yet I remained unsatisfied"
Response 1: Morrie is expecting to die very soon and the people want to know what it is like, how does he deal with it, and how to go about knowing the fact you are going to die at any time.
Response 2: When you finally stop worry about dying and put it to the side you can then begin to live life and enjoy the time you have on earth.
Response 3: His whole day is filled with activities and stuff to do but at the end of the day he is not happy with the work he is doing he feels that there are better things out there for him to explore.
while reading this book a lot of different ideas and thoughts go through my head. When i read the line "When you learn how to die, you learn how to live" it really made me think about the message the author is trying to convey. Since dying is something we can't control and no matter how much we try to dodge it we can't avoid. When we learn that dying is not in our power then we can begin to live our lives out because we wont always worry about the fact that one day we will die. This book really digs deep into the idea that dying is one of the most biggest events that will happen in our lives and when it does happen we will see how much attention we get that we didn't receive from before.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Hw 21
1. Honeymoon from Death, no chance of living.
2. Fathers relationship with his older son.
3.How her husband deep inside truly believed he was going to live through his illness and not die.
4.No use of the words death or dying around her husband.
5.Hard time getting insurance.
6.When Erik finally died it took her some time to actually gather her thoughts and realize that her husband was dead.
In life we all know that death is something that is guaranteed to happen and no matter how much we put it to the side and fight it is impossible to avoid. From the time we are born till the day we die, us as human beings live life knowing we wont be here forever so for the time being we enjoy what life has to offer and not to worry about death because that is something that we can't control. When the guest speaker explained that her husband did not believe he was going to die, I wondered why would someone so ill think like that and by him thinking in that mind state what does he get or lose from it. Even though I have never been in the situation were i was so sick to the point that i was bedridden I can clearly understand were he is coming from. A lot of times when I am sick or injured I realize that for most of the time I'm in denial and then I finally after a certain period of time i realize that i am actually sick or injured. When you are sick and you tell yourself your not it is a way to cope with the pain and the idea that you are very ill and you may be ill for a very long time. In Erik's case he was so sick to the point were telling himself that he wasn't going to die and he would somehow survive it was the only way that he could deal with the fact that he was going to die. When you keep telling yourself you'll be fine over and over again and you barely see a change you just hope for the best and pray that everything will be better.
What about death brings families and others closer? is it the fact that the person who is sick and dying won't be around anymore and the chances of you waking up and seeing he/she again is slim or doesn't have to do with the relationship and bond you and that person share. When the guess speaker explained that Erik would not let his older son come and visit him I couldn't understand why. Even though deep inside Erik did not want to die he still knew that there was a high probability of it happening. Through out the story that the guess speaker was sharing she clearly explained that Erik's younger was able to visit and she his father during his last days. When she explained that Erik's older son shared a relationship with his father that couldn't be broken no matter what I then began to understand why Erik did not want him to visit him. Erik did not want his son to see him in that condition bedridden and hospitalized.
I understand that death is inevitable and sooner or later it will happen to me, my mother, father, and brother but for the time being I live life trying to fill out my goals and aspirations. I feel that death is a way to push people and make people want to achieve certain things in life because we wont be here forever. I feel that we all understand that dying and watching others pass away is a bridge that we will all cross. I've realized that some people can handle death and some can't, and the death of someone important in your life can make you stronger or weaker but no matter the outcome we have to learn to deal with it and not let it ruin our lives.
2. Fathers relationship with his older son.
3.How her husband deep inside truly believed he was going to live through his illness and not die.
4.No use of the words death or dying around her husband.
5.Hard time getting insurance.
6.When Erik finally died it took her some time to actually gather her thoughts and realize that her husband was dead.
In life we all know that death is something that is guaranteed to happen and no matter how much we put it to the side and fight it is impossible to avoid. From the time we are born till the day we die, us as human beings live life knowing we wont be here forever so for the time being we enjoy what life has to offer and not to worry about death because that is something that we can't control. When the guest speaker explained that her husband did not believe he was going to die, I wondered why would someone so ill think like that and by him thinking in that mind state what does he get or lose from it. Even though I have never been in the situation were i was so sick to the point that i was bedridden I can clearly understand were he is coming from. A lot of times when I am sick or injured I realize that for most of the time I'm in denial and then I finally after a certain period of time i realize that i am actually sick or injured. When you are sick and you tell yourself your not it is a way to cope with the pain and the idea that you are very ill and you may be ill for a very long time. In Erik's case he was so sick to the point were telling himself that he wasn't going to die and he would somehow survive it was the only way that he could deal with the fact that he was going to die. When you keep telling yourself you'll be fine over and over again and you barely see a change you just hope for the best and pray that everything will be better.
What about death brings families and others closer? is it the fact that the person who is sick and dying won't be around anymore and the chances of you waking up and seeing he/she again is slim or doesn't have to do with the relationship and bond you and that person share. When the guess speaker explained that Erik would not let his older son come and visit him I couldn't understand why. Even though deep inside Erik did not want to die he still knew that there was a high probability of it happening. Through out the story that the guess speaker was sharing she clearly explained that Erik's younger was able to visit and she his father during his last days. When she explained that Erik's older son shared a relationship with his father that couldn't be broken no matter what I then began to understand why Erik did not want him to visit him. Erik did not want his son to see him in that condition bedridden and hospitalized.
I understand that death is inevitable and sooner or later it will happen to me, my mother, father, and brother but for the time being I live life trying to fill out my goals and aspirations. I feel that death is a way to push people and make people want to achieve certain things in life because we wont be here forever. I feel that we all understand that dying and watching others pass away is a bridge that we will all cross. I've realized that some people can handle death and some can't, and the death of someone important in your life can make you stronger or weaker but no matter the outcome we have to learn to deal with it and not let it ruin our lives.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Hw 19
Even though I come from a big family there haven't been a lot of deaths that have accrued. The only ones we can recall of is of my Paternal Grandmother/Grandfather and my mothers grandmother who I did not know. Besides those deaths everyone else is healthy and alive. My ( mother,father, uncles,aunts, and cousins) are all still living. So when it comes to death and illness I really don't have anything to refer to and draw from.
The first death that I experienced in my family was of my paternal grandmother. She spent most of her life in Jamaica and then moved to Connecticut were I seldomly saw her. The couple times I visited her, we barely talked and due to the fact that our relationship wasn't strong when she passed away it did not really have an affect on me. My paternal grandfather passed away before I was even born. The deaths that happen on my father side had no impact on my life because I never really got a chance to build a relationship between my grandmother and I, and I did not know my grandfather.
My mothers grandmother was ill for a very long time and even though she was bedridden she lived to see a 100. She was taken care of by my grandfather and his wife for 3 years until she passed away. She was also a person in my family that passed away that I did not know.
In Jamaica one of the main death practices and customs that people followed who lived in the rural parts of Jamaica. Was that when someone died there body would get wrapped in sheets, and then the pastor would come to the home and pray for the family and pray for the person who just passed away. When that was all done the person was buried in the yard on their home.
The first death that I experienced in my family was of my paternal grandmother. She spent most of her life in Jamaica and then moved to Connecticut were I seldomly saw her. The couple times I visited her, we barely talked and due to the fact that our relationship wasn't strong when she passed away it did not really have an affect on me. My paternal grandfather passed away before I was even born. The deaths that happen on my father side had no impact on my life because I never really got a chance to build a relationship between my grandmother and I, and I did not know my grandfather.
My mothers grandmother was ill for a very long time and even though she was bedridden she lived to see a 100. She was taken care of by my grandfather and his wife for 3 years until she passed away. She was also a person in my family that passed away that I did not know.
In Jamaica one of the main death practices and customs that people followed who lived in the rural parts of Jamaica. Was that when someone died there body would get wrapped in sheets, and then the pastor would come to the home and pray for the family and pray for the person who just passed away. When that was all done the person was buried in the yard on their home.
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