Tuesdays with Morrie
~An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson Broadway books~
Mitch Albom
----------‘ Have you ever met your veritable teacher? For example, the person considers you precious. And he believes that the more he polishes your talent with his wisdom, the more you will be a coruscating jewel.’----------
It’s a prologue from the author Mitch Albom. My answer is “Yes”. I have a great teacher who was a basketball coach of when I was a member of junior high school basketball team. He is already an old man now, but I love, thank and respect him.
Apart from it, I bought this book by a mere one handled yen in a casual manner at Book off, 3years ago. Actually, I had never thought that the used book let me shed a lot of tears. Now, I’m going to review TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE.
*Opening*
A sports columnist was pressed very busy with his business every day. His name is Mitchell Albom. They call him “Mitch”.
One day, he happened to see his ex-teacher of college days on TV. The old teacher’s name is Morrie Schwarz. Immediately after that, Mitch heard that “Now, Morrie has ALS. It’s an incurable disease.” The interviewer said. He was confused, and surprised. ALS is just like burning candle... It liquefy a nerve, and the body turns into a lump of wax. A doctor considered Morrie's remaining days to end 2 years later. Morrie considered himself "It's less than 2 years." But He started to work on a plan. That is here...(excerpted)
"Whether to wait quitly to die with losing all hope, or to do my best in a remaining time? ...I do refuse to surrender to my destiny. To die is not shame. It's the very natural. Well, I install DIE as the last project in the middle of my life. I'm sure I will prove to be very useful in studying as a HUMAN TEXTBOOK. I want you peer what will happen to me who am gonna dying slowly. Learn from me."
*Lesson begins*
Mitch and Morrie realize their meeting again for the first time in 16 years. Morrie hugs Mitch so warmly and weakly by his skinny arms. Then it's begin again the lesson of one on one, next to a bed which Morrie lying. It's always every Tuesday, the same 16 years before.
"The lesson list"
*DIE, FEAR, GROW OLD, DESIRE, MARRIAGE, FAMILY, SOCIETY, PERDON, and MEANING OF LIFE*
----------To be continued in secret!! Please read and learn from this book. I'm sure you will weep a lot of tears many time.
*Feeling*
I wept bitterly whenever I read it. However I have never seen real Morrie, this book made me a lover of him. And I respect him greatly, because I think that nobody can copy his admirable life. Well, I introduce one of my favorite paragraph...
(Mitch asked Morrie that "If you could pass a perfect healthy day, what do you do?")
---Morrie; "Well...I will...get up, do exercises, have some good butter-roll and red tea for breakfast, go swimming, and invite a few friends at day time. And then we talk with about each families, some problems and prove how precious each existence. After that, I will take a walk with looking at trees, birds, all nature. In the night, I wanna go to a restaurant with every night, I wanna go to a restaurant with everyone, then eat delicious pasta and roast duck that I love. After that, of course I will dance with my dear mates, still we are dead tired. Lastly, I will sleep, so sondly."
---Mitch;"just that?"
---Morrie;"Yeah, that's all."
I was taught by Morrie that "Ordinary and healthy is the most wonderful thing." Thank you, and I love you, Morrie!!
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