My contention is that as long as you have other faculties-the emotional, psychological, intuitive faculties-you haven't lost yourself or even diminished yourself. Don't be ashamed when you're physically limited or dysfunctional; don't think that you're any less because of your condition. In fact, I feel I am even more myself than I was before I got this illness because I have been able to transcend many of the psychological and emotional limitations I had before I developed ALS.
Morrie SchwartzIs today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?
Morrie SchwartzWe have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.
Morrie Schwartz