Morrie Schwartz was a professor at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was very other-oriented and had a different attitude toward the world, which changed when he learned he had a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. He had less than two years to live. He could no longer enjoy activities like dancing and going to the YMCA. Instead, Morrie's self-fulfilling prophecy was to teach death to others by communicating his spiritual self. Morrie said that living meant being receptive to others and being able to communicate one's emotions and feelings. Mitch Albom was one of Morrie's students at Brandeis University. After graduating, he moved to New York where he dreamed of becoming a famous musician, but after his uncle passed away, he questioned his position in life. He decided to return to journalism school and eventually found a great job at the Detroit Free Press where he wrote about professional sports. Media demand and competition enhanced Mitch's self-image and his achievements and material self gave him a sense of control and self-worth. After sixteen years had passed, Mitch was flipping through the television channels and saw Morrie on ABC-TV's "Nightline" with the host. , Ted Koppel. Mitch returned to Boston to see Morrie. When he arrived home, Mitch was faced with communication apprehension. He was shocked to see his old teacher and used avoidance, trying to multitask while his Morrie waited in his wheelchair on the lawn. Morrie was excited to see that Mitch had returned and they both greeted and hugged each other. Morrie needed affection; he loved touch, hugs and kisses, which could be considered a feminine thing in our culture. Morrie asked Mitch many questions that could have been in a hidden or unknown area of ​​the Johari window. He asked if he was giving to his community, if he was at peace with himself and if he was trying to be as human as possible. These weren't ordinary questions you would ask someone you hadn't seen in a while, but rather a part of Morrie's personality. The questions made Mitch uncomfortable because he had changed a lot since college. Everything he promised himself he wouldn't do, he did. He traded his dreams for a bigger salary when he promised himself he would never work for money..