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

最后的战役终于来临，但这不是世界末日；

就算龙卷风侵袭，我也不会退后，因为只有忍者才会胜利。

我会咬紧牙关，一路向北，相信蓝色风暴后就是晴天，

我会看到属于我的彩虹；

以父之名，阿门

如果有来生，要做一棵树，站成永恒，没有悲欢的姿势。

一半在尘土里安详，一半在风里飞扬，一半洒落阴凉，一半沐浴阳光。

非常沉默非常骄傲，从不依靠从不寻找。

“Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?”

indeed,God gives us opportunities to learn..