Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom | Book Review by Vidhi Bharambe

 Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom | Book Review

Originally published: 1997

    The book "Tuesdays with Morrie - An Old Man, A Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson" written by Mitch Albom, is a memoir based on a true story. It explores the relationship and conversations between Mitch - the student (young man) and the sociology professor Morrie Schwartz - the mentor (old man).

    When Mitch learns that his former professor has been diagnosed with the severe illness of ALS, he starts visiting his old professor again after all these years, every Tuesday just the way they used to back in college. Every Tuesday, both of them have conversations on a variety of topics concerning life and death - cultures, religions, love, family, community, regrets, emotions, aging, friendships, and much more. Mitch asks Morrie about the many problems, sorrows and questions he has no answers to, while Morrie explains the way he views the world, the wisdom he has gained through age and learning, being diagnosed with the disease and reflects on his own life experiences along the way.

    I find this book very inspiring, motivating, philosophical, and introspective. In my opinion, it really helps you reflect back on your own life experiences and inspires you to live your life the way you wish to, while gracefully accepting the challenges that come your way, and making the most out of everything that you have. It makes you realise how important it is to cultivate genuine and healthy relationships and connections around you and to truly live in the moment.

    Some of my favourite quotes from the book are:

• “Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
• “Life is a series of pulls back and forth... A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match...Which side wins? Love wins. Love always wins”
• "Turn on the faucet. Wash yourself with the emotion. It won't hurt you. It will only help. If you let fear inside, if you pull it on like a familiar shirt, then you can say to yourself, "All right, it's just fear, I don't have to let it control me. I see for what it is."

    Personally, I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. I definitely recommend everyone to read this book at least once in their lives.

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Vidhi Bharambe