Do you believe in reincarnation? I ask
"Perhaps." What would you come back as? "If I had a choice, a gazelle" A gazelle? "Yes. So graceful. So fast." A gazelle? Morrie smiles at me. "You think that's strange?" I study his shrunken frame, the loose clothes, the socks-wrapped feet that rest stiffly on foam rubber cushions, unable to move, like a prisoner in leg irons. I picture a gazelle racing across the desert. No, I say. I don't think that's strange at all. I think that Morrie chose to be a gazelle because gazelles are free and they can run very fast. He is stuck in his wheelchair, but he wants to be able to do things for himself. He knows that his life will end this way, he's a prisoner in his own body, but if he could have another chance, he'd like to be something that's wild and free. If I could come back as anything, it would have to be a polar bear. I think that it would be great to be a polar bear because they are free to roam the arctic without any natural enemies, and there aren't too many other animals around. Polar bears also care for their young until they are mature enough to live by themselves in the wild, which I would like, since having a loving family is very important to me. Overall, I think that polar bears have many great qualities that make them a good choice for me.
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