There'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 AlbomAll these people that you meet or I meet, there's not a prayer in hell that they're ever going to run for office or major office because if they're that smart, they're also smart enough to know they don't want to take everything that they've built up and have it torn apart by a sensationalized media that's so hungry for any kind of salacious detail that they'll make that the emphasis of the person's life. And then all of sudden, 50, 60 years of hard work and accomplishment go out the window.
Mitch AlbomSometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.
Mitch AlbomDor shook his head. โThe phrase. What does it mean?โ Sarah wondered if he was kidding. โTime flies? You know, like, time goes really fast and suddenly youโre saying goodbye and itโs like no time passed at all?โ His eyes drifted. He liked it. โTime flies.โ โWith you,โ she added.
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