Tuesday's with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Hooray to me! This is my First official Post!

So, for my first ever post, I would like to share my book reading experience about Tuesday's with Morrie by   the author Mitch Albom. This is the one of the first books that I really heard great reviews about. This heart warming story is one of the most popular international bestseller books in the market. As it's caption tells us, it is a story of an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. Of course I am NOT going to spill the whole story, just my experience and thoughts while reading it.

I really love the way Mitch Albom writes his novels. This particular one is very personal because it was very inspiring to read. I came to realize and reflect of the people whom, in my childhood, has taught me the very things that Morrie taught Mitch in the story. I am telling you all now that you should have a box of tissue sitting next to you when you read this novel! (no kidding!) So, going back, at first I thought the book was going to be boring. You know those stories that are boring in the first part and when you keep on expecting for the exciting part, it doesn't really come? Well, I felt none of that with this book. It was actually like you were talking with Mitch and that were there when Morrie was making all the arrangements about his "Living Funeral". Yes! In this book, you will come to know what a "Living Funeral" is.



The Characters

Morrie Schwartz was the old professor of Mitch in the novel. He had ALS and because of the progress of the disease, it seemed that his days of life became shorter and shorter. But the idea for Morrie was to celebrate his life instead of grieving for its loss. And at that, he wanted to celebrate his remaining days with those closest to him, his friends, family, and well, his favorite student Mitch. It is with Morrie here that we realize the lessons that he wants to tell us and for Mitch, it was like going to class again with him. I vividly remember that it was Tuesday because they were "Tuesday people" and at that Morrie smiled.

Mitch on the other hand, was one of those students that are best remembered by their professors, especially the ones that he is close with--Morrie. He was also the student that promised to keep in contact after graduation but never did. He became the workaholic and ever busy career person. But when  he finally came back to his professor, I guess he had the wake up call. When he met his professor every once a week for their last class ever, he learned different lessons. This gave him the opportunity to realize many things about his life and what he should do about it.

All I can say is...

The book was an experience worth taking. What I thought was a boring story, turned out to be the book that made me cry. I loved how personal the book was. To experience life in a different light and to look at it in a different way. I remember Morrie telling that the most important thing in life is to give love. And when he said it, I believed him. I believed the story and that was why it sank in with me. It was truly a story of a professor's last lecture. No books were required. The lesson was the meaning of life. And as I turn the last page of the book, It felt that I was there and that I needed that story to tell me that I needed something to do with my life.

Have you read it? What did you think?