Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.
Mitch AlbomThat kind of love - the kind you realize you already have by the life you've created together - that's the kind that lasts.
Mitch AlbomIn the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive, right?โ His voice dropped to a whisper. โBut hereโs the secret: in between, we need others as well.
Mitch AlbomThere's a big confusion in this country over what we want versus what we need," Morrie said. "You need food, you want a chocolate sundae. You have to be honest with yourself. You don't need the latest sports car, you don't need the biggest house. The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?...Offering others what you have to give...I don't mean money, Mitch. I mean your time. Your concern. Your storytelling. It's not so hard.
Mitch Albom