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

After years and years of people telling me I need to read Tuesdays With Morrie, I finally found the time to do so. Now that I am done, I know why. What a touching story! It's very sad because you grow to love Morrie, but at the same time, he truly teaches you important life lessons. The story is very short and easy to read, but even from page one you are captivated by this man's charm.

Tuesdays With Morrie is the true story about a professor, Morrie, and a student, Mitch. SIxteen years after Mitch graduates from the college Morrie teaches at, Morrie contracts Lou Gehrig's disease. Mitch, who has lost touch with Morrie, sees an interview between Ted Koppel and Morrie and decided that it is time for him to go visit his former professor and friend. While there, they decide to turn this visit into a weekly thing; every Tuesday Mitch will make a visit and Morrie will share with him the experience of dying. The book brings us not only through these Tuesday visits, but also Morrie's, and ultimately Mitch's, experience with death.

This is a must read for everyone!

"This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility." --Gail Hudson, Amazon.com

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