I'm bargaining with Him up there now. I'm asking Him, ‘Do I get to be one of the angels?’”
It was the first time Morrie admitted talking to God.
The Twelfth Tuesday We Talk About Forgiveness
“Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.” This was a few days after the “Nightline” interview.
The sky was rainy and dark, and Morrie was beneath a blanket. I sat at the far end of his chair, holding his bare feet.
They were callused and curled, and his toenails were yellow.
I had a small jar of lotion, and I squeezed some into my hands and began to massage his ankles.
It was another of the things I had watched his helpers do for months,
and now, in an attempt to hold on to what I could of him, I had volunteered to do it myself.
The disease had left Morrie without the ability even to wiggle his toes, yet he could still feel pain, and massages helped relieve it.
Also, of course, Morrie liked being held and touched. And at this point, anything I could do to make him happy, I was going to do.
“Mitch,” he said, returning to the subject of forgiveness. “There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness.
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색