TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom

The truth is, putting this book down felt like saying goodbye to a loved one.

It’s a deeply touching story that brings to light the life reflections of an old sociology professor.

Mitch, rediscovers Morrie, his former collage professor, in the last stages of his life and the teacher-student connection is immediately resumed, only this time the “class” is about life.

Every Tuesday they meet and talk about the world, as well as what “the end” feels and looks like.

The professor shares many precious insights throughout the book and I would like to share some of them with you too.

Morrie on feeling sorry for yourself:

“I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then, I concentrate on all the good things still in my life. On the people who are coming to see me. On the stories I’m going to hear. On you. “

Morrie on regrets:

“What if today were my last day on earth? The culture doesn’t encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die. We don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?”

Morrie on death:

“Everyone knows they are going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently. The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.

“Dying is only one thing to be sad over, Mitch. Living unhappily is something else.”

Morrie on fear of ageing:

“As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at 22, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at 22. Ageing is growth, it’s more than the negative that you are going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand that you are going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.”

Morrie on how love goes on:

“I’ve got so many people who have been involved with me in close, intimate ways. And love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.”

Morrie on marriage:

“There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don’t respect the other person, if you don’t know how to compromise, if you can’t talk openly and if you don’t have a common set of values in your life, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike”

This book it’s a beautiful reminder to be as human as we can be, slow down and give our energy and time to one another more often.

Definitely one written from the heart to keep and to hold on to for a long time after you’ve read it.