Tuesdays With Morrie- Dependency

This week in class we watched a great movie in class called Tuesdays With Morrie.  I really liked this movie because I also read the book so it was great to see it acted out.  This movie deals with many aspects of American culture and the one that attracted my attention most was dependency.  For some reason we are afraid to be dependent on people and Morrie wasn't.  He accepted the fact that he needed help when he was dying.  He wasn't ashamed of it either.  He says. "There is nothing innately shameful about being dependent.  When we were infants we needed others to live, when we are dying we need others to live, but heres the secret - in between we need others even more."  This quote from Morrie is very important because it shows us how we need to view dependency.  There is no reason for us to be shameful of depending on others because we need it to survive.  The only times that we recognize depending on others is when we are too weak or young to survive on our own.  We don't recognize the fact that throughout our lives we need the help of others to get through.  We are so focused on doing things independently because we have been raised to be independent people.  In my life I depend on my parents for safety, security, shelter, food and love.  I depend on my coaches to help me to become better at what I do and to help me correct my mistakes.  I depend on my teachers to help me learn and to grow as a better person.  I depend on my sister to be there when I need to talk to her or when I have had a rough day.  I depend on my nephews to cheer me up and to help me forget all the hard things throughout the day when we play together.  These are just some examples of the many people I depend on in my life.  I believe that the older we get we become more shameful of asking others for help and depending on others because we believe that we should be independent and provide for our selves.

~Liv