Thursday, July 31, 2008 Y

I came across this pretty nice part of Tuesdays with Morrie and decided to share :D

On this day, Morrie says he has an exercise for us to try.We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. We laugh in embarrassment.

Finally, one student, a thin, quiet , dark-haired girl whom I notice almost always wearing bulky white fisherman sweaters, crosses her arms over her chest, closes her eyes, leans back and does not flinch, like one of those Lipton tea commercials where the model splashes into the pool.

For a moment, I am sure she is going to thump on the floor. At the last instant, her assigned partner grabs her head and shoulders and yanks her up harshly.

"Whoa!" several students yell. Some clap.

Morrie finally smiles.

"You see," he says to the girl, "you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too - even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling."

I just find it nice. Go check out the book kay :D
Oh wells. Good luck once again! :)
Love, Tania :D


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6:35 PM

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