Aphorism Blog #5

Be hopeful but not foolishly hopeful.

When put under pressure or when under stress, humans tend to find a little spark of hope to look forward too. This is important in life because then what is there to live for or to push on for? This aphorism tells us that we have to look for that little hope in times of pain or sadness, but we cannot be hopeful for something you know deep down inside will never happen.
Why should anyone hope for something when you know it's never going to happen? Why should you waste your time on someone that you know will only disappoint you. That's being foolishly hopeful. Sometimes its just simple and easier to just give up when you know something won't happen (or will happen) or when you're waiting for someone you know just won't show up. When you know you shouldn't fall for someone who will never fall for you. That's when you should just give up because you don't want to waste your time and energy into something that has a lower chance of happening than global warming stopping.

Aphorism Blog #4

"When you are utterly frustrated or angry, express these feelings. You don't have to be nice all the time-- just most of the time."

Bottling it up is never good. Some people see these type of 
stoic
 people as nice people because they don't complain all the time. The truth is, not everyone's perfect. We all explode after a while if we keep it all in. So let it out. It's okay to complain and whine about something because life is full of disappointments. People who tell you to just deal with it should take a good look at themselves because they don't want you to let it out. They want the attention so don't give it to them. It's not a crime to express your feelings. Sure you can keep it all in and bottle it up but its healthy to let the emotions out once in the while so you won't explode-- exploding is never good. Like the aphorism says, you don't have to be nice all the time-- just most of the time. This means that you can let it all out in a swear word frenzy every once in a while.

Aphorism Blog # 3

"Don't assume that it's too late to be involved in something..."

It's never to late to do something. Many of us think that once the deadline hits on a project or assignment or even a chance that's its gone forever. What we don't realize that the only thing that can be gone forever is time. The chance might not come again but it doesn't mean that you have to completely give up on it.

Morrie loved his life and lived it to fullest even before he knew he was going to die. When he found out, he didn't get angry about it and think "oh it's too late for me to go dancing one last time" or "its too late for me to experience the youth life because I'm too old".

When Mitch see his old professor on TV, he tries to push himself to contact Morrie. At first he thinks that it's too late to contact him then because either way, Morrie was going to die. But if he had not called Morrie up anyway, he would have never been able to spend time with his old teacher and he would have never started to think about what the meaning of life is from someone who knows how they're leaving. It wasn't too late for Mitch so never assume that it's too late for you, too.

Aphorism Blog #2

"Learn how to die and you learn how to live"

Morrie lives life at his fullest even before he knew how his was going to die. Even as an old man, he went clubbing and dancing and ate his heart out because he loved life. When his body showed signs that he was going to die and when he finally got his death sentence, his first reaction is proactive and he wonders how he's going to live the rest of his life. He doesn't complain and sulk and think that the whole world should sulk with him because he's going to die. His reaction is calm and positive.

I think that everyone should react to life this way. Then again, not all of us know how we're going to leave this world but it is true that once you know when you're going to die, you start to think of how you're going to live. That is probably why we can't live the way Morrie did before he died. We all know that death is coming but though we don't realize it, we don't want to believe that it's coming.

Aphorism Blog #1

"Get as much help as you can when you need it"

This aphorism is taken from the book Tuesdays With Morrie. It's pretty straightforward, when you need help don't just take little bites, take as much as you can! It's almost like the French saying, "Croque la vie" which basically life life at the fullest.
I think that this is a great aphorism to live by. Say you need cash and you're offered about 5k from your parents, why would you take half of that when they are already offering a lot. One shouldn't be afraid to admit that they need help and they shouldn't be embarrassed to take it all. It's a blessing and once it's given to you, one should accept it with open arms.
Help from peers and family members or even random strangers are like little nudges to help yourself in life. Why take a little step when you can leap?