Morris's Aphorisms - Final Project

Prompt:

- Explain the aphorism in detail. what was Morrie's main message?

- Relate the aphorism to a movie, song, historical event, current event, personal experience, etc. and explain in detail how the example you have chosen relates to the aphorism.

- Evaluate the aphorism by explaining why you agree/disagree with it. Give specific reasons for your position and specific evidence from the text to support your position.

- Include your own aphorism regarding life.

       Morrie’s main message in this aphorism is to keep your family close. The aphorism states that there isn't a secure foundation to base yourself off of and to always have that isn't family. Family is what shapes you into the basics of the kind of person you are. Whether or not you notice it, you have a little bit of every family member in you. Without this basic foundation, some people might go about life without purpose or meaning. Family, when keeping it close, is also what you will always have in life. People come and go, friends come and go, but family will always be there for you. Some friends might even become family, if you keep them close enough.

        This aphorism can be related to the book ‘Night’ by Wiesel. In the book, the main character, Wiesel, was in a concentration camp. During His time in the camp, he looked into the face of death a few times. However, Wiesel got motivation to stay alive from his family, his father. He valued the family he had left. Wiesel also had to go on a death march A death march was a very dangerous because if you stopped running you would get killed. During the death march Wiesel would also think of his father. He thought how if he gave up he would leave his father alone.

        I agree with this aphorism because family often will keep you grounded in life and will always be there for you. What I mean by saying that it keeps you grounded is that they will keep you from making the big mistakes in life. They will tell you when you are messing your life up. They will tell you when you need to get your mind straight. That is what will maintain you in the secure ground. Family will also be there for you when you need it. Like I had mentioned earlier friends come and go. Friends also can turn out to be fake. Family, on the other hand, will never leave you.

You can kill a man, but not an idea.