Tuesdays with Morrie
Author: Mitch Albom
Published: 1997
Pages: 210
Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, Classics, Inspirational, Philosophy, Self Help
My Rating: 5/5
Summary
Mitch Albom reunites with his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is dying from ALS. During a series of Tuesday visits, we as readers get to know Morrie more intimately as he shares his perspective on life and death. He shares his experience of living with a terminal illness to help others. Over the course of the book, his health slowly declines but his passion and love of life remains in high spirits. Although he knows his time is coming to an end, he embraces every single moment he has left on earth and uses his time to leave a lasting impact on others.
My Review
I read this book awhile back but it has stuck with me ever since, so I thought I should share.
Life moves very fast and we often get so caught up in the motions of day-to-day life. Tuesdays with Morrie will shift your mind to live in the present and fully embrace life, and all that it has to offer. It will make you take less for granted, and appreciate everything and everyone in your life. This book is filled with so much wisdom, and will make you realize so many amazing truths about life and human nature. It is so easy to take what we have for granted, and complain when things don’t go our way. Mitch Albom describes this as living a “meaningless life,” where people seem half-asleep doing things they think are important. But in reality, they are chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning in your life is to, “Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
That is one of life’s greatest lessons, and this book does an incredible job at teaching it. Tuesdays with Morrie is easily a 5/5 for me.
Conclusion
I could not recommend this book enough. It is so sad, yet very uplifting. It truly changed my perspective on life and I believe everyone should read it at least once. It will make you pause and reflect on your own life, and inspire you to live life to the fullest. If you’re looking for a short, inspirational read, I highly recommend this book.
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Hi Olivia! I have never heard of this book but from your review on it I'm definitely going to have to read it! I really enjoy books that have good meaning behind them and ones I can learn something from.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter read this one for a lead up to Freshman year English. It was a sad book for summertime, but she enjoyed it too.
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