Tuesdays with Morrie
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- Mm-hmm.
- Okay. Come on over here.

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Okay, now bend down.
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- Slide your arms under his
like you're lifting a log.
- Okay.

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- Okay, now he can't
help you at all, honey.
- Like this?

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- Yeah, it has to be all you.
- All right.

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- Now lift. Okay.
- [Morrie Groaning]

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- Sorry. I'll get it.
- Okay, let him move.

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Okay, okay, good.
All right, I got ya.

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- I got ya. Okay.
- [Groaning Continues]

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- Okay.
- You got him.

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[Groans, Sighs]
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- Sorry. You all right?
- Oh, yeah.

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Sorry. I'll get better at it.
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[Morrie Mutters]
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Don't look so sad
because I'm gonna die, Mitch.

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Everybody's gonna die.
Even you.

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But most people don't believe it.
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They should have a bird
on their shoulder.

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That's what the Buddhists do.
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Just imagine a little bird
on your shoulder...

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and every day you say, "Is this the day
I'm gonna die, little bird?

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" Huh? Am I ready? Am I leading
the life I want to lead?

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Am I the person that I want to be?"
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If we accept the fact
that we can die at any time,
we'd lead our lives differently.

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So every day you say,
"Is this the day?"

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- Hmm?
- One sec. One sec.

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Okay, go ahead.
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[Morrie On Tape] If you did
have a bird on your shoulder...

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you wouldn't put off the things
closest to your heart.

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[Mitch Narrating] I didn't need
the recorder to hear his voice anymore.

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It was always in my mind now.
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I thought ofhis helpless weight
in my arms as I lifted him... -

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that frail, failing body...
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and the voice, the spirit inside...
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at its ruthless mercy.

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