Sociology Week 8

This week in sociology class we watched the movie, Tuesdays With Morrie. It's based off the book which is a true story of how Mitch Albom, a sport's writer, has his life changed by his old, dying sociology teacher from college. Mitch's life was revolved around work, he didn't put nearly enough time into his personal life, like his girlfriend. He was constantly on his cell phone and attached to due dates and had fallen victim to very unimportant things, as many Americans do. Getting back in touch with his sociology teacher helped him to learn about what's really important in life. He wasn't valuing what he should or ever living in the moment, and Morrie showed him that.

Watching this movie really makes me want to do more meaningful things with my time. It makes me cringe to think that I put way more time and effort into my schoolwork than I do with my relationships. In Brene Brown's TED talk, she talks about the importance of being vulnerable. Up until seeing that talk, I had always thought vulnerability was a bad thing. To most Americans, being vulnerable has a negative connotation because it means that you aren't in complete control of yourself.  Many Americans value complete independence and see depending on others as a bad thing. But in order to love anyone- family, friends, significant other, etc.- you have to let yourself be dependent. Seeing this talk, and Tuesdays With Morrie has really made me value the process you have to go through in order to feel connected to others. I've always had a difficult time saying how I feel, and I see now that it's really important to do that. I want to spend more time with my family and friends before college, and tell them how important they are to me. Seeing this movie made me realize that you can't wait and put off these things because the time might pass, Mitch was lucky to have gotten in touch with Morrie before he passed.