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The only dialogue I could remember: Mitch: “What’s the point of loving?” Morie: “There’s no point in loving, because loving is the point!”
Mitch is the long lost student who promised his sociology teacher Morie to get in touch after graduation, but never did. He was reminded of his promise many years after when a flashed news featured the aging teacher. So he decided to pay him a visit, and that first visit became a regular one: weekly, every Tuesday. He even caught himself giving in to all of his formers’ teachers requests.
When Morie died, Mitch cried, as expected, a stage drama cliche.. But there’s more to it than what meets the eye, guilt.
Let me end that story with another story.
There’s a favorite German story which was shared on that meeting among Hitler’s advisers when they decided the genocide against the 12 million jews: fortunately they missed 50% off target, yet still 6 million lives is still six million human lives.
Anyway, the story:
The general narrated, “There’s a boy who was raised by his mother, grew up with full of anger and hatred of his father who abandoned them in his childhood. When his mother died, he never shed a tear. Years after his mother was gone, a news reached him about his father’s death. For being the only surviving relative, he was left with no choice. On the funeral he could not contain himself. He’s missing his father and he shed tears like no other, and cried like he never cried before. ”
The other officers were asking, “Why? Ironic, isn’t it?” The general continued, “…because all the boys life he filled his heart with anger and hatred, and his father’s death empty his heart out. He simply misses him. ” The general concluded: ” Let’s be sure that this hatred against the Jews did not fill our hearts, for when they are gone, we would all miss them!.”
Mitch, filled his heart with guilt that’s why he could not say no to the dying teacher’s whims. He thought that he could payback those lost years by giving in to all his cravings. But the teacher’s death came earlier, and earlier than he could empty his heart with what’s filling it.
Tats, ironically, I’ve had that book for the past 4 years. I had often contemplated opening it (after reading all of the rave reviews from critics), but I had never gotten past its thin cover. I’ve been forewarned of the onslaught of emotions one experiences while reading Tuesdays with Morrie, and I guess I felt that I wasn’t up to the challenge. Plus, I have issues, too, you know. Bwahahahaha. And then I somehow forgot about the book. When I moved out of the condo, I dumped it in one of those boxes, you see. Thanks for reminding me that I still have it here somewhere. Unless Xyzha/Fruhlein swiped it from my shelf (only my Gaiman collection is closely guarded ~ the rest is free for all, as those kids know very well), I now have something to read on the plane to manila.
That is, if I don’t chicken out. Harharhar. Thanks for this, Tats! Wonderful post! 
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Tats, your bio is the best so far! I love it!
mangita ko laing picture nimo oi. ngisi ra kaayo ka diri. di makita imong kagwapo. hehehhe.
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thanks! how’s the english? CIT pa gihapon kaayo! mwahahaha…
I would be elated when the day comes that a UP graduate would comment how my english has improved! mwahahaha…
Conrete example of my “innocense”, I felt bad about a friends’ comment regarding the death of another friend when she said, ” …he’s still in his prime age, what a shame!”
Nasuko gyud ko abi naku ang iya gipasabot nga “kaulaw pud nga namatay siya, kabata pa niya!”
Pwerteng katawa sa ako asawa intawon kay gapataka ra kuno ko ug kasuko nga sayop raba gyud! mwahaha…
Watch for my next post with a little political spice, “Social injustice in paying our foreign debt!”
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tats, first, you have to learn to spell innocence. hehehe. okay na, dako kaayo ug improvement. naa gihapon mga grammatical lapses, but forgivable. hehehe. (do you want me to edit your post? Or should I leave it as it is?) bitaw, overall, nindot. 5 stars! hehehe.
social injustice, ha? sige, go! basin ma-controversial ni atong blog. hahahah.
PS: ako gyud gipangita akong tuesdays with morrie. wala pa nako makit-an. babe/xy, naa ninyo?
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Kanang spelling forgivable na, labaw na sige ta ug text.
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lisud man jud ng spiling hehehehe
magsulat pud ko inig naa na ko taas taas nga oras…ang title ¨I Am a Patriot¨ in this article I will unleash all all my disappointments and critisms towards our politicians (opposition and administration..they are all the same) and the way they run our country…..
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Katong ganahan moari ug US, tan-aw sa mo ug SICKO by Michael Moore para madiscouage mo. Adto na lang mo sa Norway or somewhere in Europe.
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abi nako ug naa kay offer mowork diri sa europe? balhin na lang diri…dinhi na lang paeskwelaha si baby para naa pud pilipino nga nagskwela diri nga maayong laki..aw baye diay hehehehe
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yang, si baby didto nalang na sa cebu mag school. sila ni xyzha, yanyan ug mark ra ang puyo sa labangon. naa ko helper kuhaonon sa ipil kay si wilma mo join na iya bana sa mindanao. until end of march nalang daw siya.
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Sige europe na lang.
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bai…naa ba ta mapalit nga luna/yuta sa dapit sa dagat (kanang maayo pud nga area) sa 500K sa moalboal?
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Babe, UP Diliman is the best. There’s no film major in UP Cebu.
Read this: Top 20 Schools in the Philippines.
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UP diliman????? nah..CIT is the best
hahahahaha
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babes, nakuha na nimo ang vitamins didto ni mercy?
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this weekend namo kuhaon, mamy. lamat kaayo.:D wooh! cge Europe niya kamo finance! pero pait man kay isa sa requirements kay fluency sa language sa country nga imung g.puyan.-.-’
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kuhaa na to imong tiki-tiki para motubo ka hahahahahaha
ok pa karon i-anhi sa spain..di ka required mag español…actually spaniards already started learning english kay wa sila choice…inig modaug ang opposition sa next elecion, required na nila ang fluency sa spanish kung mostay diri..pero i doubt it…
anhi na mo!!!!
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hey, yours is a wonderful insight… i’ve read the book myself but i missed the point you just presented… well done!
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who is pao?
introduce yourself so everyone will know who pao is.
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Hahaha, dili na si paolo! si Pao, usa ka pari nga rogationist based in cebu … daghan man na sila nga mo open sa atoa website sad …
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bwahahahahahaha
mao bitaw nangutana ko
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I am reading the a book from the same author : “For one more day”
Anyway, please tan-aw mo JOurney concert!!!!
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