Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

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Albom hits a grand slam

A physically strong man who's morals, dreams, and aspirations are slowly decaying is reunited with his professor who is physically in decline. This is the true story of Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom. This novel becomes one of the few pieces of literature that is somewhat life changing for every reader. The novel forces the audience to reflect on daily life and the lessons are remarkable.
The novel begins with the reunion of a fast paced sports writer, Mitch Albom, and his favorite college professor, Morrie Schwartz. The two promised to keep in touch but hadn't seen each other for about sixteen years. When Mitch saw Morrie talking on a TV special about his disease, Mitch's intense guilt pulled him away from his life and back to his old friend. They decided to meet every Tuesday just as they had when Mitch was in college. Mitch began to fly down every Tuesday. He kept Morrie company and at the same time Morrie passed his wisdom on. Morrie was already incredibly wise and this was intensified by his change of viewpoint that came with being close to death. They talked about the world, regrets, family, emotions, aging, money, love, culture, marriage, forgiveness and death. As Morrie's health declined Mitch grew as a person.
This novel might be the most life changing ever written. Morrie's wisdom is beyond comprehension. He knows so much about the world. This novel reminds all readers the importance of living life to the fullest and not waiting until someone is sick to reunite with them. Tuesdays with Morrie leaves the reader a better person. The novel is one that I will read again just to be reminded of the life lessons it provides. It is a book that I will never forget.

Tuesday's With Morrie

This year for my seventh grade Language Arts class, we were supposed to choose a book and then critique it. I chose Tuesdays With Morrie after selecting it from a dusty bookshelf in my brother's room. Personally, I loved the book; it had a deeper meaning of life that i had never considered before. Some of my favorite quotes from the book have stuck with me like the one, "Love eachother or perish," The book is about a former college student, and his favorite professor. It all begins sixteen years after graduation when Mitch Albom finds himself watching his beloved college instructor on Nightling with Ted Koppel. Morrie has become a victum of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, leaving his body withered and sagging. Mitch visits Morrie one day and what starts as a reunion of old friends turns into the project of a lifetime. Now, I don't want to spoil anything, but the lessons that Morrie teaches to Mitch on their Tuesdays together will stay with him all of his life. I would recommend this book to anyone. If you are looking for enlightenment, deep thinking, and a true story, you've come to the right book. On a scale from one to ten, i would give Tuesdays With Morrie a nine and a half.

Have A Tissue Ready

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is beautifully written. It is also an easily read and understandable. The fact that it's a true story makes it even more touching. So have some tissue ready :) . Morrie was a real person. He helped so many people during his life, and now, because of Mitch, he will touch many more after death. I strongly recommend reading this book if you are afraid of death.

There is also another book here on Amazon I have found that I highly recommend on life after death, or between death that has given me a lot to think about. It is called The book of Thomas by Daniel Aber and Gabreael. In their book everything from the suicide, the different levels of heaven, reincarnation, and so on is covered also in an easily read format