Tuesdays with Morrie Book Review

During the first semester, I read the book Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom. Tuesdays with Morrie is a lesson between a college professor, Morrie, and one of his long lost students and the author of the book, Mitch Albom. Mitch loses contact with Morrie after graduation until sixteen years later, when he sees him being interviewed on ABC's "Nightline." Morrie has been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease will eat away at his nerves, rendering his body useless but leaving his mind and soul intact. Although doctors have estimated him two years to live, Morrie knows it will be less. Mitch has been obsessively working towards achievements, but has been unsuccessful in his pursuit towards happiness. Because of his frantic lifestyle, Mitch has cut himself off from all his past acquaintances, and forgotten the lessons Morrie had taught about relationships and being human. Seeing his old professor dying on tv rekindles old yearnings and Mitch is drawn to visit Morrie after feeling guilty.

Mitch arranges to visit Morrie every Tuesday, in what eventually becomes the opening session of the professor's last class for one. Their discussions ranged from the world, regrets, death, love, and money; the purpose of their meetings was to discuss Morrie's view on the meaning of life. With each lesson, Morrie becomes increasingly sick, but still continues to share his philosophies with Mitch. This book is very inspirational and heart-warming as it delves into deep topics like happiness and death. Tuesdays With Morrie is a memoir of Mitch's professor and serves as a very insightful read on the meaning of life when confronted by death itself.