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Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom


There is a quote in Srimad Bhagavad-Gita in Sanskrit which says “Jatasya Maranam Dhruvam”. It literally means that the star called Dhruv which rise in night has to set but the implied meaning of the saying is “That which is born shall die”. We know that our life is not eternal and there is an end for our life too, but we don’t want to think about our end or even the journey called life. We keep ourselves too busy in our goals and fight so hard to reach those goals that we forget to give time to the most important things in life. 

Here is a story by Mitch Albom where he shares the lessons of life he learnt from his long-lost professor. In his last days, Professor Morrie, or what he would like to be called ‘Coach’, would act as a mentor for the writer and answer the questions which were bothering writer from long time. The questions which our generation doesn’t want to think about, may be because we are too scared to know the answer. The writer and his professor takes us through all those questions regarding family, emotions, fear of aging, money, love, marriage, forgiveness and lets us rediscover ourselves.

Some of the quotes from the book has rekindled my beliefs about life and what it means to us.
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
“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 win? Love wins. Love always wins.”

This must-read book is like that someone older, patient and wise in our life who understands us and helps us see the world as more profound place, and gives us sound advice to guide our way through it. 

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  1. Sandeep14 February 2014 at 05:41

    Good short summary T'Lo. ;). I am reading this right now. My second time. Does help you find answers to a few questions lurking in your head. A secret I share, the character Morrie becomes more interesting and appealing when I see him as my Grandfather talking to me ! :).

    Great work with this blog. :).

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