Many thoughts after reading Tuesdays with Morrie. Love the book. Had this lump in my throat though it’s supposed to be a sweet story with a happy ending. Guess it’s coz it really spoke to me..

“Everyone knows that they’re going to die, but nobody believes it.” We all know how life should be lived, how we should never take anything for granted, but how many people actually live that way; how many people actually treasured what they have before it was too late. Everyone knows that they’re going to die, but nobody thought the day would come; or else life would have been lived very differently from what it is now, and the world would have been so different.

“Learn to give love and let love in”, I guess the problem with people today is not just many are so selfish and self-centered that they could care less about other, it is also that they didn’t want to accept love from other; love and goodness are always viewed as the masks of completely different motives, perhaps to benefit the self at the expense of others; and people thinks that when they accept love from others, they have to do something in return; but that’s not love, love is unconditional. “Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone”. 心与心的交流，很难吗？

“Detaching oneself, it doesn’t mean you don’t let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That’s how you are able to leave it”. “Spiritual security” is what I lack. “If you hold back on the emotions—if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them—you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that love entails.” I guess i’m just too afraid of losing something..that I’m worrying all the time and i’ll never really get to enjoy and appreciate it fully. “I want to know what’s happening, accept it, get to a peaceful place, and let go”, “Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.” will I ever learn..?

“Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you”.

“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” And love is also how you keep someone alive, even after they are gone. “As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on—in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here.” Touching the hearts of people..

“Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.” I can’t say I’m expert at it already, but I dare say, I’m getting there..hahahaha

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” My favourite quote from the book. Indeed, love transcends all beings, time and space.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8