[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Nichole's report on Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:09:52 -0500
What a thoughtful, beautiful book report! I read the book as an adult and was
very touched by it--but Nicole has caught the very essence of it!
Thanks for sharing this, Valerie.
Sandi
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From: Valerie Maples
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Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Nichole's report on Tuesdays with Morrie by
Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
This book was my last book of the summer reading contest, and definitely made
my summer more fun. It was about a 78-year-old man who has spent his life being
a teacher. But it wasn't until he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
that he really began teaching people how to live.
One of his former students, Mitch Albom, saw Morrie on Nightline on
television. That was when he found out that his old friend and mentor was
dying. Mitch flew from Detroit to Massachusetts where Morrie lived. Mitch had
taken many classes under Morrie in college, but this began his final class
about The Meaning of Life.
Morrie taught Mitch, and everyone who's read this book, about how to accept
death as part of living. You have to learn to live each day and appreciate and
embrace it. To surround yourself with people you love and always let them know.
Take hold of the things that are important, and make your priorities about
other people, not yourself. You can't begin to live until you learn how to give
of yourself to others. Something Morrie had always done.
Mitch was very uncomfortable with the subject of death when they first began
getting together, each week on Tuesday. Morrie taught him most of all about how
to love. To open up your heart and express to those around you. And to
reconnect with people from your past and not be afraid to touch. Just like he
and Mitch had done.
Mitch's last meeting with Morrie was the Tuesday before Morrie died. Morrie
died on Saturday, November 4, 1995. It is really cool that it was the exact day
my mom and dad were married. Five years ago my older brother and sister died
from totally unrelated illnesses a few months apart. Many of the things that
Morrie talked about were things my mom and dad talked about when Jorge and
Cindy went to be with Jesus.
I wish more people would read this book and live their lives kind of like
Morrie taught Mitch. I believe the world would be a much better place and we
would all be much happier. There are a lot of bad things that are going to
happen to us that will not seem fair, but you can't let that stop you from
living. I hope I can teach other people things that I believe are important as
long as I'm alive. And even after I'm gone, I know that I will not only live
forever in heaven, but also on this earth in the hearts of the people that have
known and loved me.
Valerie
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