The book Tuesdays with Morrie has to be one of the greatest and most passionate tales ever written and recorded. I just finished the short yet immense book and have been inspired to once again change things for myself, and give myself more to those around me.
Five minutes ago I opened up to my mother in a way that I haven't done in at least six months and never done in whole lifetime just for the pure sake of having a good relationship with her - not to fix some argument or punishment or something else. This is only the start of what I'm going to do.
I was going to give an in-depth announcement tomorrow about Israel and Gaza after, on Friday, a biased speaker came in and spoke to the whole school, giving people a warped perception of what fully is going on there. I still am deciding whether to mention it or not, BUT I also am going to add another announcement.
This is where I need your help.
While there is so many dreams we all have, and so much I could ask of you, it is very hard to decipher our dreams and figure out what exactly it is that I could ask. For one, I encourage you all to do this on your own and to truly work to, not a dream, but true goals that will let satisfy yourself and not crave more just to try and fill up a whole but to expand on the satisfaction.
I also need your help on a project of my own.
In freshman year, I was introduced to my favorite math teacher ever: Doctor Segeler. He was a brilliant and peaceful man who just wanted the best for everyone, and always made us think. Late into freshman year, he was diagnosed with cancer and he openly embraced it and made jokes about it - he made sure we were comfortable with him especially. During the next year, I didn't talk with him too much, but throughout both years whenever I did he treated me so well and always let me go out of study halls because he trusted me. I never treated him too well back.
One day it was announced he had died. I was shocked out of my mind by the thought I would never see him again - I always had planned on coming over to visit him in the hospital, but never got down to arranging it, never got to have a true goodbye with him. From the moment I got home, I decided I needed to repay his kindness and came up with the project of making at the least a Facebook Group in his honor - it was a starting point.
Well the group grew and grew, with tons of people posting their memories about him. It was incredible beyond belief and I was amazed at how much more I respected him with each story. A few days later, in school, it was announced that there would be an in-school assembly in his honor. At this point, I decided to ask for more stories and notes for the family and collected them into a small booklet. I presented them to Doctor Segeler's family at the event and I'm not sure what they've done with it since, but I hope it has helped. I feel if I had stayed with him though, in the hospital, it would've had a very similar discussion and path to Tuesdays with Morrie.
I love the man, and I want to do more with this booklet. I want to get it published (not majorly, but at least locally) as a small booklet, and distribute the money in some way, shape, or form.
To do this, though, I need to work on its output. While people who knew him, could look at this and see the whole idea, I want others to connect and be inspired as much as possible.
What I would like you all to do is take a read of it, and give your critique or comments on it. How did you feel afterwards? Were you inspired, humbled - only somewhat maybe? Do you think you learned the range of the man who is Doctor Segeler? I want this to be as good as possible and you guys are some people I feel I can look to for help in this.
If you want a copy and would like to help me, please send me a PM. I would just plainly put it up on the forum, but I use many people's names within it and would like them to stay out of wholly public view.
Tuesdays with Morrie, what I can do now, and why I need your help
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