This drawing shows the possible (being successful), and the impossible (counting to infinity) on top. On the bottom, it shows the possible versus the impossible as well. The girl in the first picture is touching rain (which you can do), and the second girl is touching the moon and stars (which you can't do). The reason that I made the first girls dress grey is because it represents being practical. The other girl's dress is blue with a rose design at the top because a blue rose represents the impossible. Lastly, I made the aphorism orange because orange is a color that represents ambition.
Morrie's aphorism "Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do." has a main message. The main message that he wanted to get across was that you have to know what the possible is versus what the impossible is. Although, it means to not give up hope for the things that you want to do. You should try things that you think you can't, but know your limits. The whole message here is to accept what you can and cannot do. There are still things that you can do such as trying things you think you can't do, or you've never done before. An important message that ties into this aphorism is to reach high for your hopes, but don't waste your time doing something you absolutely can't do. Many lessons tie into this: you don't understand what you can/can't do until you lose the ability to, dont fight it when you can't do something, stay true to yourself and don't struggle with something you can't do, put effort in what you're capable of, focus on what you can do and don't stress on what you can't, etc.
One thing that really relates to this aphorism from Tuesday's With Morrie is a quote said by Einstein. This quote reads, "We're all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it's stupid." This fits perfectly with Morrie's aphorism because they both talk about how there are things that are simply impossible to do, and if you can't do them it doesn't mean that it's a bad thing; you just accept it.
I agree with this aphorism because I find it very accurate and it applies to regular life. The reason that I agree with it is because I can relate to it. Throughout my life, I had to accept things that I couldn't do such as not exceeding every test that I take. In the book, it says that Morrie "wrote bite-sized philosophies about living with death's shadow..." This is a quote that really ties in with the idea that you should accept what you can do and do things that you've never tried before before you lose the ability to (hence, "death's shadow"). In summary, I really think that this aphorism is accurate and I agree with it.
My aphorism: Live life to the fullest and appreciate small things, as later in life they will become more significant.
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