Tuesday's with Morrie part 2

As a teenager, these subjects that were discussed in this book was sometimes beyond my comprehension. I understand that in life that everyone dies and we all move on eventually, but everything leading up to it I have not even thought about yet. It has not crossed my young because in my head I am so young that death is far away for me, but in reality it is not. Death is right around the corner for everyone. It is bound to happen at some point. That is a strange concept to think about at the age of eighteen. I believe that even when I am sixty that will be strange to think about. Unlike Morrie, I do not fully belief that when my time comes I will be as ready as he was. I am glad I read this book though. I recommend it to every high schooler and anyone older also. It is a book where reality hits you and hits you hard, but it is helpful. Because of the concepts in this book I have learned to put down my phone more when I am around people and actually talk to my family members at dinner instead of being on Twitter and Instagram all the time. I try to text less and call more if I can because I believe that verbal communication is lacking in our generation. I try this new thing called eye contact more instead of looking on my computer or phone when I am interacting with people. This book has really changed my outlook on my second half of senior year also. It has taught me to enjoy things while I can for as long as I can. Morrie had so much wisdom in one little human being and I am glad Mitch Album decided to share it with the world. I am glad I read this book and it opened my eyes to many things. I recommend you read if you have not yet!

Tuesday's with Morrie

This book was a real eye opener for me. The topics that were touched on in this book made me more open to things in my life. The overall book is about this man named Morrie who is dying of ALS or Lou Greigh's disease. One of his favorite students from college finds out about this and decides to finally visit his old professor. Morrie had so many wise words to say that they decided to write a book on him and meet on every Tuesaday because they were "tuesday people". Eventually Morrie does pass away and his student published his "final paper" which was their book. In this book their were topics including marriage, family, love, and of course death and dying. I could only read sections of this book a little at a time because what they were talking about were a lot to take in. One of my favorite quotes from Morrie, which is actually on my blog, is "Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent". To me as a teenager, this jumps out at me because of all the technology that my generation is addicted to and the whole Iphone phenomenon going on in the world. It makes you take a step back from life for just a second and realize how addicted we are to materialistic items. When in reality we should be focusing on our relationships with people with face to face conversation , not texting or tweeting to each other. When we are about to die, it's not going to matter how many twitter followers you had or which cool Iphone you had last. The only thing that matters is the people around you. Also Morrie talked about relationships and family and explained that they will be the last thing you see before you leave this earth, so cherish them while you can. Do not leave this earth with a single regret. Make that effort to repair a broken relationship you one cherished before it is too late.

Doctor Sleep

I am not that far in this book yet but so far so good. I thought it was funny seeing Danny all grown up and acting exactly like his father. Drinking every night and going out and starting trouble. I thought it was interesting how he does not like his "shinning" anymore. Instead of embracing it , he ignores it . He does not think of it as a gift anymore. It is more like a curse now. It does not surprise me that he has become more like his father with all that had happened at the hotel. Also drinking does help his "shinning" die down a little. I feel like as I read more of the book , Danny will realize how much he is being like his father and stop it one way or another. I also thought it was funny how when he was in the one women's apartment and he meet the women's kid that he asked what the cocaine was. I hope that this book gets creeper or more scary eventually too because that is why I enjoyed "The Shinning" so much. This book has a slow start so that is why I have not gotten that far in it , but I feel like it will pick up eventually. I was also confused at the beginning of the book. I could not tell if the side story was apart of this book or apart of another one of King's books. I've also been reading "Salem's Lot" in class when I do not have my "Doctor Sleep" and that one is good so far. It has a slow start to it also in my opinion. But overall I can't wait to get more into this book and see where King takes me next.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

There are many themes throughout this movie but a very obvious one is love. There are two love stories going on. One between Jen and the man she meet in the desert who held her "captive". The other one is between Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien. There's also a love between daughter in father in the beginning , but it's not as promindent as the other love stories in the movie. Both couples are afraid to be open with their love, which I think is part of the "Hidden Dragon" in the movies title. Unlike Jen and her lover, Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien don't decide to be open about it until the end where Li Mu Bai dies. Jen decides to keep her love on the down low because of her rank in society and his rank. Technically they can never be together. As much as Jen does not want to love him , she can not help it . In the end , Jen jumps off a cliff because of a tale that her lover told her about living the life you wanted and that is how the movie ended. This movie I thought was an overall good movie just hard to follow at times. The ending with Jen jumping off I believe has so many different meanings and the director did that on purpose. He wanted you to think whatever you wanted to think.