Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 23 Quotes
Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 23 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 4
"It's not just other people we need to forgive, Mitch," he finally whispered. We also need to forgive ourselves."
Ourselves?
"Yes. For all the things we didn't do. All the things we should have done. You can't get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened. That doesn't help you when you get to where I am." (23.17-19)
Morrie is sharing a story with Mitch about a friendship of his own that ended badly because he held a grudge. There are two morals to this story: (1) You've got to forgive people because refusing to forgive is refusing to love; and (2) you've got to forgive yourself no matter what. Hating yourself for something that you aren't able to fix is just destructive.