Tuesday's With Morrie

This week we are watching Tuesdays With Morrie. Since we have been discussing American values, I was sociologically mindful and I especially paid attention to values during the movie. Although we have not finished the movie, I know that the number one value in this movie is time! First of all, Morrie obviously doesn't have a lot of time left. The movie talks about life and death. If you know how to die, you know how to live. As Americans, we live by a schedule. We know that at a certain age, we will die. Death is inevitable. Everybody is scared of dying. Thus, we do as many things as possible to prevent an early death- we exercise, eat healthy, play supports, spend time with family, laugh. Yet, we do all those things to prevent an early death, not to make the most out of our life. Morrie is trying to teach people that we should focus on living. Thus, he had a funeral while he was still alive, to once again stress life over death. The movie also mentions time in regards to Mitch's personal and work life. He needs time to finish an article, Jeanine doesn't want to waste anymore time with him, she doesn't have the time to wait for Mitch to finish working, Mitch doesn't have time to visit Morrie, Mitch's boss won't give him some time off to deal with personal issues, ect. As you can see, our lives revolve around time. Thus, I believe that time is the number one value that we Americans have.