Will I love Tuesdays with Morrie?

This book was one of those books that hit me at just the right time.

Warning: this book is going to make you reevaluate your life in the best possible way. In this fast-paced, ego-centric world, this book made me hit the pause button and reflect on how I wish to be remembered when my life has passed. 

Where other books on this list show purpose through leadership, service, confinement, or revenge, this one is shaped by letting go. Morrie reminds me that meaning isn’t found in what is accumulated or accomplished but in how I show up for others.… show more.

The book was gifted to me when my mother was diagnosed with ALS.

I’ve never forgotten the terror of trying to understand a cruel illness that came out of nowhere. Medical websites provided only cold facts: she had eighteen months to live. But Mitch Albom’s memoir about Morrie, his old professor, gently helped me absorb the reality of the disease.

What begins as a teacher-student relationship evolves into a friendship where the roles reverse. As the mentor’s health declines, Mitch becomes the one offering strength. Yet, even in his diminished state, Morrie continues to offer Mitch wisdom. Ultimately, both teacher… show more.

Life is a journey that each of us only takes once. This book shows how to undertake that journey with warmth and wisdom.

Whilst we all take a unique path, there are lessons we can learn from others further up the escalator to the inevitable end; Morrie provides them. We are better off together, we live longer, fuller, richer lives. This book reminds us to connect with others and share the journey.

Over the last fifteen years, I've returned to this book on numerous occasions. I read it a few months before my mother's death while I and my siblings attended to her needs as full-time caregivers.

Mitch Albom's book enabled me to understand how to channel my anticipatory grief by discovering the value of life through a deeper exploration of death.

Unlike the author, I never got the opportunity to have candid discussions with my mother about life and death, but this book helped me realize that it wasn't impossible to have such therapeutic conversations.

Like many people, I first discovered Morrie on Nightline with Ted Koppel. Like many, I fell in love with his charm, courage, and determination to continue doing what was in his bones, teaching us what’s truly important in life.

Mitch Albom, his former student, shares many of Morrie’s lessons and his gift of uplifting others while facing his own death. I laughed, cried, and thanked Mitch and Morrie for sharing this gift with me.

My favorite question to ask anyone I meet, friend or stranger, is about a wisdom from an elder that guides them.

In fact, it’s the topic of my next book in the 30 Days series. Every time I ask, the person seems to have the answer at the tip of their tongue, almost waiting to share. That’s why this book is one of my favorites.

The author takes the time to ask his mentor about his life and lessons, the patience to listen and take it all in, and the generosity to share these wisdoms with the rest of us.… show more.

The memoir written by Albom emphasizes the value of mentorship and the importance of nurturing such relationships. The book reminds me of my undergraduate professors, Adams and Frejer, who helped me understand the world from multiple perspectives, as well as giving me some sound advice to help me make my way through the world.

What would you do and what would you share with others if you only had months to live? This is the theme of the book Tuesdays with Morrie. In the book, terminally ill teacher shares his life lessons with readers. This book is not about death, it is about living life. Steve Jobs said, “Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent.” This book made me inhale life more deeply.

If there is one book out there that I had to read over and over again, I would pick this one without a second thought. A life-changing book that everyone must read at least once in their life. A simple yet compelling story (based on the author’s experience) that is short yet long-lasting in terms of the effect it has on the reader.

Through this book, Morrie teaches you to appreciate your life, feel gratitude for all the little things and live life fully. He teaches you love, faith, acceptance, and laughter. But above all Morrie teaches you forgiveness. Not… show more.

When my grandparents said, “no,” to my request to (cassette) record their sauerkraut-making memories and tales of their move to California during WWII, my heart constricted. It still hurts when I think about death permanently extinguishing their voices and stories. Tuesdays with Morrie is like the interview with my grandparents I’d envisioned. It’s wisdom, life lessons, and values - recipes for living a satisfying life - are imparted for future generations. Sadly, I missed this book when it first started making bestseller lists. It came to my awareness after I uploaded my Phineas Gage manuscript to a website providing artificial… show more.