Ever since I was young, I dreaded reading and writing. Books always seemed like a dull way to pass the time and I could never understand how people enjoyed it as a hobby. Academically, I always thought that teachers assigned essays to write and books for students to read just to see us suffer for their own twisted amusement. It made me think of them as tedious work instead of enjoyable experiences. Throughout my school life, I have spent as little time and put forth as little effort as possible into reading and writing tasks because I felt that teachers assigned them meaninglessly, therefore doing well on them would not affect my future. I studied with this mindset until the story of Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Albom altered my mentality. Mitch…show more content… As Morrie stated, “You start making money a god. It is all part of this culture.” That little green piece of paper in our wallets rules our lives as we cannot survive without it. The more money we have, the happier we assume we will be. It is this ingrained principle that causes the people in our society to abandon true desires in order to earn as much as they can and I am still guilty of this action. It is human nature to want as much material wealth as possible and at this age in society, material wealth often trumps true happiness. It is precisely this predicament that Morrie Schwartz advises the disentanglement of. In addition, Morrie advocates the importance of family. He says, “The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn’t the family.” I completely agree with Morrie that family is the most important thing in this world and trumps any other material greed or job in this world. As Morrie lays there dying, he realizes how family is going to be the one that will be there for you no matter what taking care of you. That point made me realize how fortunate I am to have the unconditional love and support from my family and all the arguments and conflicts that I have with them seem so miniscule and pointless. It instilled in me a new profound respect and love for them that will last until I
