Tuesdays With Morie
Tuesdays with Morrie is a true story that captures the compassion and wisdom of a man who only knew good in his heart. A man who lived his life to the fullest up until the very last breath of his happily fulfilled life. It is a story of a special bond of friendship that was lost for many years, but never forgotten and simply picked up again at a crucial time of both Morrie's and Mitch's lives. This book is a series of lessons a former student has with his teacher about facing one's death and living one's life, and to not feel sorry for yourself no matter how bad life treats you. But the main theme of this novel is the meaning of life, which is brought about in a very truthful manner. Mitch (one of the main characters who is also the author) makes sure to combine the present with flashbacks of the past, so that the reader can understand how deep the relationship between Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz goes. Morrie was a professor at Brandesis University in the city of Waltham, Massachusetts, and Mitch was the student. The book starts out on graduation day where Mitch is saying goodbye to his professor, Morrie. Morrie tells Mitch not to forget him and to keep in touch. But Mitch does forget about his professor until flippi
Finally, in the fourteenth Tuesday it is time for them to say goodbye to each other. Mitch still brings food over, even though Morrie is being fed through a tube, because sometimes when you're losing someone you tend to hang on to whatever tradition you can. As Mitch enters Morrie's room he sees his "Coach", an affectionate name that he calls Morrie, lying on his bed as small as a child, with all the life draining out of him. Any activity becomes exhausting for Morrie, but he manages to say that he loves Mitch and that instead of Morrie doing all the talking, when he's gone, Mitch will do the talking and Morrie will be the one to listen. Mitch returns the love by kissing his old professor on the cheek as he blinks back the tears. Morrie died the next Saturday. In the fourth Tuesday we learn about Morrie's outlook on death. He says that in order to prepare for death, "Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks. 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?" As Morrie grows progressively worse in his disease he starts to loose the ability to do every day tasks, like going to the bathroom for example. But yet Morrie finds no embarrassment in it. Mitch and Morrie continue to meet every Tuesday and Mitch comes to realize the short time that he has with his closest friend. "You talk, I'll listen," was one of Morrie Schwartz's famous quotes. Mitch had a feeling of guilt because he had changed over the years and was not totally living by Morrie's "words of wisdom". A funeral would be held in lieu of graduation. Unfortunately, as expected, this great mentor to many people, passed away. He fell into a coma two days after Mitch's final visit. He passed away a day after, which was on a Tuesday. Throughout the last fourteen weeks of Morrie's life, Mitch met with him every Tuesday to learn and understand all of the wisdom and lessons of life that were within Morrie. The weekly routine consisted of lunch and lecture. These meetings included discussions on everything from the world when yo
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Approximate Word count = 1414
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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