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LIFE, DEATH, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN A reflection about Tuesdays with Morrie

Morrie’s words have enlightened my whole being. I ask myself about many things, like am I satisfied with my life right now? Is there something that I really want? Am I being too demanding about the things that I want? Did I make my parents proud of me? Am I a good daughter? Am I not a good sister? Did I fail and reach their expectations about me? Tuesdays with Morrie taught me about many things in this world. It taught me that death is a natural thing in life. It taught me that as long as your alive and still kicking you must live every day as if it was your last. Enjoy your life to the fullest because you only live once. It taught me to spend more time with my family despite of busy schedules in schools and doing a lot of projects. It taught me that the simple things in life even the smallest thing that makes you happy and satisfied bring more happiness than the material things you can buy with money. That love is the particular and most important thing in life. It taught me to forgive others, as well as yourself. That in order to live in peace and avoid fights and conflicts, we must learn how to communicate and cooperate. It taught me to live the way you want, the way that makes you happy.  And I should not let unhappiness consumes me. That whatever would happen love will always win.

The simple yet meaningful words in the book gives an impact to me. In ‘death is a natural thing as life’ it gives me an understanding that if in life we’re always ready might as well as in death. We must be prepared to say farewell to the world that we have lived for the rest of our lives in any particular day because God has planned everything for us.  Yes, some of us or most of us are not yet ready to die, we may never be ready for death but at least we must try to show our loved ones how much we love them. Most people are afraid of death because of their love ones that would be left alone. But as long as we’re alive and still kicking we must try to make them feel that they are the precious treasure we have in this world.

Family is not just about love, it is about knowing that there is someone watching out for you, caring and most of all loving you. And nothing can ever give you that, not money, jewelries, and expensive cars. If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have anything at all. Family makes us complete. We should not wait for a special event to express our love, care and affection to them we must start to make them feel it in instant. To make them happy even the smallest thing just to make them, they will appreciate it for sure.  We must make the best of it.

Also, it taught me that money can never buy real happiness. Yes, you can be happy because you bought many things that you want. A brand new shoes, a luxurious car, a big house, and many luxurious things in this world. But that happiness is temporary. It made you happy but can you assure that for the rest of your life with the money by your side, will that make you happy forever? Without the true love, care, and affection that only your loved ones can surely and truly give? We are just blinded about the money that can give us what we want. We are not thinking about what we really need. We need our family, the love, affection and care.

In conclusion, the novel Tuesdays with Morrie has given me a new outlook on life. He has emphasized the importance of life, and therefore it made me look back in the past. About things that I have done. And look at my life here in present. If am I satisfied in my life right now. I have been motivated and mesmerized by Tuesdays with Morrie and I want to do the same. I’ll try to do what Morrie said in the book. And I’ll start right now.

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My Autobiography

“I am me, nothing more, nothing less, and that is enough”.

                                                                       -Harpreet M Dayal

                       Once upon a time in the land of Libertad, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur there lived a young, sweet, kind, studios, and an average girl. That girl is me. I was raised by my strict, caring, and loving parents. I was born last July 16, 2003. Growing up I learned that nothing is impossible if you just have to believe in God. I am Joanne R. Dumanon.

                       Strict but loving parents that’s how I describe my parents. I have parents who are very kind-hearted, approachable, and hard working. The love that I felt on them is unreachable. They are Jonathan B. Dumanon and Rosan R. Dumanon. Me and my brother used to call them Papa and Mama. They have sacrifice a lot for me and my brother. My dad is already 47 years old and my mom is 44 years old. I have a very naughty brother which I love the most. He is John Harris R. Dumanon. We’re both linked when it comes to music and movies. In my 16 years living in this world I learned that family is very important. My family is the treasure that I have. A treasure that you can’t replace and purchase with money.

                       I enjoy a lot when I’m talking with my mother. We talk about many silly things. I consider my mom as my best of the best friend that I have. I share secrets to her. I sometimes share my rants to her.  About having a good and bad day. About problems that I think I can’t handle but she has some prepared advices for me. Actually when I was a baby I’m more close to my Papa, my mom told time that I can’t even sleep without laying on his chest and if they’re going to lift me up from his chest I would cry, cry and cry. But since I was a teen I’m very close with my mom right now.

                       I’m very sensitive when it talks about my parents. In meeting new people I’m a little bit shy and quite at first but has a jolly personality when you get closed to me. But despite of that jolly personality outside, what is in the inside is a very soft hearted, sensitive, and having a lot of insecurities and what if’s in myself. I have this mannerism to just puff my cheeks to stop myself from crying.

                       I’m a big fan of the KPOP Boy Group called BTS. My favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice. I’m a fan of happy endings in both movie and books. I love to eat, eat, and eat. But what I love to eat the most is chocolates.

                       I have weird friends. We have different kind of personalities. The serious type, the jolly type, the hyper type and the responsible type. We have different personalities but we clicked. What can I say? Opposite do attracts.

                       I always believe in the Bible verse, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength” book of Philippians chapter 4 verse 13.  In all the hard things that I have been through I have always kept in my mind that particular verse.