In the midst of undergoing a serious life-altering incident, one often experiences the feeling of a paradigm shift. It is amazing to see how our perspectives of the world shift when forced to reflect on what is truly important. Such is the way with death. Being near death causes a sharp realization of what is truly important in life--love of family and friends, faith in God, and making the world a better place to live …showed first 75 words of 1442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1442 total…before it is too late and everyone else needs to be willing to listen. The extreme change and understanding that is reached through the realization of death is much too valuable of an experience to not be shared with all. Just imagine how much of a better place our world would be if everyone could go through the transformation that Morrie and Mitch took on. Works Cited Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays With Morrie. New York: Doubleday, 1997.