In one point in the book, Morrie is discussing with Mitch the importance of being prepared for death. As he puts it, "Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it." This aphorism states that nobody lives each day ready to die; nobody thinks deeply about preparation for his or her own death. ... According to Morrie, "When you realize you are going to die, you see everything much differently." ... Mitch Albom at the beginning of the book is worried about his status, money, the kind of car he drives, and everything else that is important in the materialistic world. ...

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Do people have a right to die? ... Another consideration is whether, by taking your life before the illness runs its course, you are depriving yourself and your family and friends of a valuable period of good life, love and companionship. ... In his book Dying With Dignity, Derek Humphry says: "Helping another to die in carefully considered circumstances is part of good medicine and also demonstrates a caring society that offers euthanasia to hopelessly sick persons as an act of love"(91). But we cannot think about whether death is in someone's best interests unless we understand this dim...

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