"An old man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson"
A touching true story about friendship and the meaning of life. How can I even begin to describe this book? Mitch Albom wrote this about the one influential man who changed his life, Morrie Schwartz. At 38 years old, Mitch was a married, wealthy, sports journalist, with a big house, a new car, and all the material possessions he'd wanted. Until he learned that his favourite university professor was dying, Mitch thought that he was successful. Morrie, the 79 year old man living in a small house with his loving wife and years of life experience had a disease that was slowly killing him. As he was learning how to die, he passed on the knowledge he had about learning how to live.
As a somewhat unconventional university professor in his younger years, Morrie's goal was to connect with his student's and teach them something more than the content of a textbook. When he encountered Mitch, a student, the two spent lunches together, talking. Morrie tries to give Mitch as much wisdom as he can before he graduates. When Mitch does graduate, Morrie tells him to keep in touch. Almost instantly, Mitch forgets about his professor as he gains success within his career, living the life most of us are chasing in order to be "happy". It's not until Mitch reaches 38 years old and realizes that he doesn't exactly have happiness.
Upon learning that his old university professor, Morrie Schwartz is dying. Mitch goes to visit him and Morrie continues his lessons. These lessons are extraordinary and eye-opening. From the meetings they have every Tuesday, Mitch writes about all the things he learns. There is so much golden content on the pages of Tuesdays With Morrie. From this memoir, we can learn how to be better people not only for ourselves but for the people around us. Tuesdays With Morrie is such a life changing read and I definitely recommend it for everyone.
From the Tuesdays that Mitch spends with Morrie, he learns a lot more about life than he did in his entire 38 years living it. From this novel, you can understand the teachings of Morrie Schwartz without having to have been one of his students. Everyone who reads this book is like Mitch, a student of Morrie Schwartz, learning about life's greatest lesson. We all have to learn how to die before we can learn how to live.
A touching true story about friendship and the meaning of life. How can I even begin to describe this book? Mitch Albom wrote this about the one influential man who changed his life, Morrie Schwartz. At 38 years old, Mitch was a married, wealthy, sports journalist, with a big house, a new car, and all the material possessions he'd wanted. Until he learned that his favourite university professor was dying, Mitch thought that he was successful. Morrie, the 79 year old man living in a small house with his loving wife and years of life experience had a disease that was slowly killing him. As he was learning how to die, he passed on the knowledge he had about learning how to live.
As a somewhat unconventional university professor in his younger years, Morrie's goal was to connect with his student's and teach them something more than the content of a textbook. When he encountered Mitch, a student, the two spent lunches together, talking. Morrie tries to give Mitch as much wisdom as he can before he graduates. When Mitch does graduate, Morrie tells him to keep in touch. Almost instantly, Mitch forgets about his professor as he gains success within his career, living the life most of us are chasing in order to be "happy". It's not until Mitch reaches 38 years old and realizes that he doesn't exactly have happiness.
Upon learning that his old university professor, Morrie Schwartz is dying. Mitch goes to visit him and Morrie continues his lessons. These lessons are extraordinary and eye-opening. From the meetings they have every Tuesday, Mitch writes about all the things he learns. There is so much golden content on the pages of Tuesdays With Morrie. From this memoir, we can learn how to be better people not only for ourselves but for the people around us. Tuesdays With Morrie is such a life changing read and I definitely recommend it for everyone.
From the Tuesdays that Mitch spends with Morrie, he learns a lot more about life than he did in his entire 38 years living it. From this novel, you can understand the teachings of Morrie Schwartz without having to have been one of his students. Everyone who reads this book is like Mitch, a student of Morrie Schwartz, learning about life's greatest lesson. We all have to learn how to die before we can learn how to live.