But fates are connected in ways we don’t understand.

The problem, Mitch, is that we don't believe we are as much alike as we are. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women. If we saw each other as more alike, we might be very eager to join in one big human family in this world, and to care about that family the way we care about our own. But believe me, when you are dying, you see it is true. We all have the same beginning - birth - and we all have the same end - death. So how different can we be? Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you. Morrie Schwartz

So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.

Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind.

when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might just as easily say something stupid.

Death is the end of a lifetime, not the end of a relationship.