"Tuesdays with Morrie" The Sixth Tuesday

Now Morrie is talking about detaching himself from emotions. Even though he always said that you should live in the present and get as much out of life as you can, he said that you should also learn to detach yourself from emotions. At first I didn't understand this but after I thought about it for a while it started to make sense. He said that by detaching yourself from emotions you can learn and feel new emotions. After you feel one emotion, lets use fear for example. after you feel fear you can say " ok... I know how this feels so now I can move on". If you think about this it makes sense because if you already feel an emotion you can take time out to try and look at the situation in a different point of view so maybe you can feel a different emotion. A better example would be the passing of loved ones. Most people cry because they think that they are gone forever and that they will never see them again. Well think about it, that's only one way of thinking about it. Another way to think about it is that they are in a much better place. That's where Morrie's theory comes into place. You forgot one emotion (sadness) and got to experience a new one (happiness for your loved one's departure). This helps a lot of people because it helps people to look at negative situations in a more positive outlook. This is how it relate to everybodys' lives not just mine.