Tuesdays with Morrie

Teachers share a very special place in my life. Every teacher I have known has been able to create a profound impact in my life. However there is one teacher whom I have not met, whose class I have not attended, but who still has made the greatest impact of them all in my life – Professor Morrie Schwartz. It is novelist Mitch Albom who introduced me to the world of Morrie through his book Tuesdays with Morrie.

The book is a deeply moving and touching account of the relationship between Mitch and his favorite teacher Morrie. This real life story talks about how Morrie explains to Mitch the greatest lessons in life even as he is battling a terminal illness.

The story begins at a graduation ceremony at Brandeis University, Massachusetts where Morrie teaches Social Psychology. Mitch Albom was graduating from college. Mitch promises his favorite professor Morrie that he will stay in touch even after leaving the University. But Mitch does not keep his promise. He gets so entwined with his promising career as a sports columnist that he totally loses touch with his teacher. It was not until Mitch came to know that his teacher was dying that he realized that he had been so wrong. Mitch visits Morrie soon after he hears about his illness. Little did Mitch know that it was just the beginning of a series of visits that were to change his life forever.

Mitch Albom presents his readers with the profound wisdom imparted to him by Morrie during his last days through Tuesdays with Morrie. The book beautifully captures the conversations that Morrie has with Mitch about the simple things that make life worth living. Morrie talks about life, death, family, money, forgiveness and he talks about it all from his experience. 

Tuesdays with Morrie is full of memorable, heart-warming moments that often leave the reader teary-eyed. The graduation ceremony where Morrie says “Mitch, you are one of the good ones”, the living funeral that Morrie’s dear ones organize for him, and the visit when Morrie talks about forgiveness are the most memorable and stay etched in most readers’ minds. Equally memorable is the quote "Love each other or die" that Morrie often quotes.

The author says ‘We all need teachers in our lives’. For the author it was Morrie. Mitch like most of the people whom he knew was in search of the meaning of life; he wanted clarity about what was important in life. Morrie gave him that clarity. Like Mitch most of us are in need of someone to guide us, to show us the right direction in life. We can find that mentor, that teacher in Professor Morrie Schwartz of Tuesdays with Morrie. 

The book was a New York Times best seller and won the author Mitch Albom great critical acclaim. It was also made into an award-winning TV movie. 

Tuesdays with Morrie lets the reader into the final class of the angelic teacher that was Morrie – A class on life. The teacher is waiting, are you ready to enroll in this class of a lifetime?