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Death is looking for Morrie

ave you heard about Morrie? The name Morrie Schwartz has become famous very fast in the last months. Morrie Schwartz was

a prominent doctor of sociology with years of experience as a college professor who wrote many books, a lover of dancing, father,
husband and an excellent friend. Morrie touched the whole country when he appeared for the first time on the Nightline TV show
from ABC because of his particular point of view of living when he was almost dying. Morrie suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS) an illness of the neurological system which has no cure. Morrie was world widely known, he received letters from
any part in the world. His friends visited him just to listen to his wise words. Despite the fact of being dying, Morrie was always
happy and enjoying his life. After two days of being in comma, Morrie finally left us on the fourth of November
Morries life on TV started after the visit of a good friend. A fellow Brandeis professor named Maurie Stein who always kept in
touch with Morrie used to visit him when he knew Morrie was sick. Morrie shared with him all his thoughts and aphorisms; Maurie
was amazed at him because of his great attitude. After some visits, Mitchel decided to send those wonderful thoughts to a Boston
Globe reporter who was really interested in Morrie and wrote a long feature story on Morrie. The headline said: A PROFESSORS
FINAL COURSE: HIS OWN DEATH. The article caught the attention of a producer from the Nightline TV show. In March,
1995, Ted Koppel host of the ABCs TV show was sent to Morries house in West Newton, Massachusetts to interview Morrie. The
TV show had such a big success with the first interview that the producer decided to visit Morrie twice more. Every time they did it,
Morrie was even worse, the ALS was taking him; Morrie was losing the battle.
That was how Morries life on TV started, but his real life started many years ago. When he was only eight years old, his mother
died. He was at the school when he received a telegram announcing his mothers death. The day of the funeral was one the saddest
moments in Morries life. But, Morrie wasnt alone, he had a brother whose name was David, they were really close; they used to
play together all the time. Once, when they were running in the field, it started raining and they both got wet. The next day, when
Morrie went to look for David, David couldnt move; he had polio. Morrie always felt it was his fault. Some years later, Morries
dad a man who belonged to the Russian Army got married again with a Romanian woman named Eva. She took care of them really
well; she was loving with them. She always encouraged him to study because that was the only escape of their poverty. Even though
his father tried to force him to work, Morrie decided he would never do any work that exploited someone else. That was the reason
why he became one of the best teachers ever.

A PROFESSORS FINAL COURSE: HIS OWN DEATH

-Boston Globe Newspaper.

Unfortunately, life cant be perfect. Morries death sentence came in the summer of 1994. He always enjoyed dancing, he
danced any type of music. He used to go to a church in Harvard Square to dance. Once when he was dancing, he fainted. He
stopped dancing because he developed asthma. A few years later, he found that he had trouble walking. He knew something was
wrong. He did many tests to find the problem, but everything was fine according to the tests. Until one doctor ordered a muscle
biopsy. He found that there was a neurological problem. Finally, on a hot and humid morning in August, 1994, when Morrie and
his wife went to the doctor, the doctor told them that Morrie had ALS a brutal disease of the neurological system which had no
cure. When Morrie realized about it, he decided he was going to live until his last seconds of life.
The ALS was taking Morrie little by little, every day he got worse. Throughout time, Morrie couldnt dance, swim, or bathe by
himself anymore. He got to the point where he couldnt move at all. After years of being suffering, Morrie finally died on a

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A new beginning for Mitch

hat would you do if life could give you another chance to change the way you are living? Would you take it? Mitch Albom was

an excellent student at college. When he got graduated, he was full of dreams and goals. Unfortunately, this world is so cruel with
those young dreamers. After years of trying to succeed in the music industry, Mitch finally gave up his dreams. He changed his dreams
by a world with no sense. He was living a meaningless life until he found his old professor Morrie again who had the biggest influence
on his life. Morrie was like a second opportunity to find himself and go back to that young dreamer he was. Even though Mitch was
confused, he decided he was going to take that second opportunity.
Mitchell known by his friends as Mitch got graduated from the Brandeis University as one of the best students. He was always
passionate about music, specifically piano music. However, after he left the campus and prepared himself to offer his talent to the
world, he realized life was tough. He spent several years of dark, empty nightclubs, broken promises, bands that kept breaking up and
producers who seemed excited about everyone but him, then, he quitted. That was the first time he failed. Some years later, when one
of his closest friends, his uncle, died of a pancreatic cancer at the age of 40 years old, he decided it was time to change. No more
writing songs in his apartment. That young boy passionate about life and his dreams disappeared to become a new person.
Mitch returned to school and got a masters degree in journalism. He got a job fast as a sports writer. It was bittersweet because
instead of writing about his own fame, he had to write about others. He had various jobs in newspapers and magazines. His life
became boring, he worked for hours with no rest, and he became a slave of his work. He moved from New York to Florida, then, he
took a job in Detroit as a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. In a few years, he was not only writing about sports but also writing
books, doing radio shows and appearing on TV giving his opinions on sports. He started a life as a rich man; he bought cars,
houses, etc. He forget about his old professors words about being human and relating to others. Now, he was a business man.
The importance of being human and relating to others

-Morrie Schwartz.

Everything changed when one night, while he was looking for something to watch on TV, something got his attention. It was a TV
show called Nightline from ABC. It was an especial edition about his old professor Morrie who was dying of Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Mitch didnt even know it because he never kept in touch with Morrie. When Mitch saw him on TV, he
felt a weird feeling because he remembered what Morrie always told him. Mitch decided to take some time to think and visit
Morrie. He was ashamed and worried about what Morrie would think of him. When he visited Morrie, he was shocked because
nothing had changed between them. After his first visit, they always met on Tuesdays until Morries death. Those Tuesdays were
really especial for both of them. They talked about everything. Morries words made Mitch reflect on the way he was living.
Mitch assures that if he hadnt found Morrie again, his life wouldnt have changed the way it did. Sadly, Morrie passed away
because of the ALS, but Mitch kept everything they talked about. He left his business life behind and started a new and better life.
Nowadays, he is happily married with Janine. He has written some books which some of them have become bestsellers. He still
Delicious food at the cafeteria!!!
enjoys music and serves on various charitable projects. There is no doubt he needed to find his purpose on life. Morrie was that
second
opportunity
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to or want tostart
again.
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