Living life to the fullest is the wealthiest thing one can acheive

The movie Tuesday's with Morrie really opened my eyes. The social commentary of the movie is phenomenal. First, through the character of Mitch, we see that the work patterns of average Americans may bring in the dough, but they will push away loved ones. The movie makes it seem as if there was no balance in Mitch's life; furthermore, he runs from his fears: not marrying sooner, not visiting "coach", and not living his life the way he wants (musically). With the character of Morrie, his main message was you only have one life to live, and only a short amount of time to live it. He didn't care about what everyone thought, he simply danced. He didn't care about what everyone thought; he simply yelled "what's wrong with number 2?" Morrie's character makes you appreciate life, and it helps break the patterns of the American Work-a-haulic. The final message that Morrie helps portray is that Americans hide their fears by working/making more money. He helps portray the cycle of "misery", where a person works to earn money to buy stuff, then because they bought stuff they have more "success", and then they want more success so they work harder to buy more. Morrie breaks this cycle because he takes a look back at his life, and all he wants to do are simply things with his loved one's. He doesn't want any material gain; all he wants is to dance! This movie was quite moving and really should make an impact on all who watch it.