After reading this I think I'm looking at life and everything in it in a different perspective. A much much better perspective. Thank you Morrie for showing me what really life and death means.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.



“I know I cannot do this. None of us can undo what we've done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything at all, it was this: there is no such thing as "too late" in life. He was changing until the day he said good-bye.”

A slightly naive, refreshingly unwarped view of human experience.

Inspirational Qs from here:
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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You see, you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too--even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.
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Take any emotion—love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I’m going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions—if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them—you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. “But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, ‘All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment’.
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We've got a sort of brainwashing going on in our country, Morrie sighed. Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that's what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. More is good. More is good. We repeat it--and have it repeated to us--over and over until nobody bothers to even think otherwise. The average person is so fogged up by all of this, he has no perspective on what's really important anymore.
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Wherever I went in my life, I met people wanting to gobble up something new. Gobble up a new car. Gobble up a new piece of property. Gobble up the latest toy. And then they wanted to tell you about it. 'Guess what I got? Guess what I got?'

You know how I interpreted that? These were people so hungry for love that they were accepting substitutes. They were embracing material things and expecting a sort of hug back. But it never works. You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship.

Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I'm sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you're looking for, no matter how much of them you have.
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There is no such thing as 'too late' in life.
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The truth is, when our mothers held us, rocked us, stroked our heads -none of us ever got enough of that. We all yearn in some way to return to those days when we were completely taken care of - unconditional love, unconditional attention. Most of us didn't get enough.
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Accept who you are; and revel in it.
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We need to forgive ourselves. For all the things we didn't do. All the things we should have done. You can't get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened.
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Most of us all walk around as if we're sleepwalking. We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.
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Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

اونقدری که ازش تعریف می کنن کتاب خوبی نیست. احساس میکنی نویسنده کتاب رو نوشته که یک سری جملات و حرف های مشخص رو در قالبش به زبان بیاره و اینکارو به شکل خیلی عریانی هم انجام می ده و این به نظرم ضعف یک کتاب داستانه. به نظرم چیزی که باعث موفقیت و جذابیت این کتاب می شه، پرداختن به مسئله مرگ یک آدم خوبه که هر آدمی رو متأثر می کنه. من هم با قسمت های پایانی این کتاب گریه کردم و سه ستاره ای هم که بهش دادم، بخاطر
موری و بخاطر همه انسان هایی بود که در چنگال بیماری به سمت مرگ، رو به زوال می رن.

I loved this. Lessons from Morrie who is a wise old man told by a young journalist.

It was interesting to hear two voices, two points of view and one heartwarming story full of emotion, insight and inspiration.

I think everyone should read a few of Mitch Alboms books. Each story leaves your soul a little fuller, your outlook a little better. Finding purpose and meaning in his stories is effortless. It’s touching, endearing and thought provoking.

Highly recommended this one-sit read as a staple in your literary journey.

Side note…I listed to this as an audiobook through Libby and in the afterward, it played the recording of a convo between Mitch and Morrie. Putting a voice to the story was a u iquw experience.

The novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a must read. This book is amazing from start to finish. I loved how he used foreshadowing to make the reader knew what he meant. This book had many themes for all the thematic statements (Loss, Physical Affection, Greed, compassion, and Modesty). For example, you get stronger from every loss. Mitch lost his friend Morrie and he went on to write a book about him.

The quality of this story was outstanding. At parts it was very emotionable. For example, on pg. 189, it states, “Morrie stopped breathing. And he was gone.” This was a huge part in the book because Morrie, Mitch’s teacher, mentor, and coach had just died.

Overall, I loved this book. I would recommend this to any one who is going through loss.

Okay. I've been familiar with this book ever since my high school days. This title was kind of popular so almost everyone wanted to read this. Unfortunately, during those times of buying, borrowing, and talking about Tuesdays with Morrie, I was the odd one who didn't like reading rising-to-fame/talk-of-the-town books. IDK, I guess it was a culture I personally developed. Don't ever ask me the magic word 'why' coz honestly, even I had no idea. Anyways, that was before. Just leave the past behind so no one's gonna get confused, sad or angry whatsoever. :PP

I decided to finally read this book after so many years of knowing just the title of it. My main reason was just out-of-curiosity-thingy
And to be honest, I wasn't disappointed nor felt sorry for myself for wasting my time on reading this. For me, this is a good read. I enjoyed it and at the same time, it inspired me.

I really thought this sucks. Well, since it's kind of popular I already figured out that there would be some honestly, I don't understand you people who wouldn't appreciate this book. call me shallow-minded IFDC!! It's mah opinion anyway.

I wouldn't feel ashamed admitting that reading this made me cry. This book taught me to appreciate life, to understand death and the importance of developing strong bonds with people. Morrie is one of those ideal professors who wouldn't just teach you lessons by means of words, but also with experiences and compassion.

Beautiful.

موعظه های تکراری همیشگی :|

«بپذیرید که گذشته هرچه بوده گذشته، گذشته را انکار نکنید»

الان که این ریویو رو مینویسم 4 روز از تموم کردن کتاب گذشته و هنوز فکرم درگیرشه. شاید همین جمله برای ریویوی کتاب کافی باشه، اما خب من معمولا آدم پر حرفی‌ام.

سه‌شنبه‌ها با موری رو توی گروه کتابخوانی و با باقی دوستان خوندم. برخی از دوستان چند صفحه اولش رو خوندن و جذب نشدن و بد و بیراه گفتن و چند نفر هم تمومش کردن ولی چندان راضی نبودن. بعضی هم نیمه تموم گذاشتنش، اما من از اولش احساس می‌کردم این کتاب یه چیزی داره. حرف اصلی کسایی که از کتاب ناراضی بودن، این بود که کتاب خیلی شعاریه. همینجا بهتره تکلیف رو روشن کنم. آره، سه‌شنبه‌ها با موری یک کتاب شعاریه. اما همینجا هم لازمه یه چیز دیگه اضافه کنم: کی گفته شعار چیز بدیه؟

ما آدمایی هستیم که شعار دور و برمون رو گرفته، شعارایی که هیچ وقت هیچ جا نمودش رو نمی‌بینیم، اونقدر از شعار اشباع شدیم که کلا قیدش رو زدیم و فکر می‌کنیم بده. اما کی اینطور گفته؟ شعار اصلا بد نیست. اینکه یه افراط به تفریط منجر بشه، بده. سه‌شنبه‌ها با موری یک کتاب شعاریه ولی به نظرم همه ما هر از چند گاهی به اینجور کتابا نیاز داریم. به قول یکی از دوستام ما همه زندگیمون رو روی شعار می‌‍سازیم!

البته انکار نمی‌کنم که کتابا زمان خاص، سن خاص، شرایط روحی خاص یا ترکیبی از اینا رو لازم دارن تا به دلمون بشینن و من فکر می‌کنم زمان مناسبی با موری آش��ا شدم. توی همین 4 روزی که از تموم کردنش گذشته ، ذهنم همش درگیرشه و همش دارم نمودهاش رو توی زندگیم می‌بینم و چی جز این میتونه نهایت ارزش یک کتاب رو نشون بده؟ موری به من یاد داد که به هر چیزی جور دیگه نگاه کنم، که پول همه چیز نیست، که مرگ درست بغل گوشمه و اینکه واقعا به کجا چنین شتابان؟ اثرات کوتاه مدت این کتاب روی من محسوسه ولی فکر می‌کنم تاثیرات بلند مدتش خیلی بیشتر از اینا باشه. البته این چیزیه که زمان مشخص می‌کنه.

البته به نثر کتاب میشه ایراداتی هم وارد کرد مثل اینکه ریتم کتاب برخی جاها کند میشه یا موری بعضی نکته‌ها رو چندین و چند بار تکرار می‌کنه که یه کم آزاردهنده است. با این حال احساس می‌کنم نمره 4 نمره قابل قبولی برای «سه‌شنبه‌ها با موری» باشه.

«باید به اندازه کافی قوی باشی که اگر تشخیص دادی فرهنگ به وظایفش عمل نمی‌کند، خریدار متاع آن نباشی»

پ.ن: اون بخشی که در مورد مرگ مادرش و درجواب مجری تلویزیون گفت بعد این همه سال از مرگ مادرش هنوز متآلمه خیلی تکونم داد. خیلی خوب بود.

I think initially gave this book 4/5 stars and have since moved it down to 3/5 stars. I feel I am very generous when it comes to star ratings especially as I tend to rate the book as soon as I have finished it. This is something that I am working on at the moment – I hope to be a little more critical with my ratings. So this book is actually non-fiction (which I didn’t realise until I started reading it!), Mitch Albom writes of a time when he discovers that one of his University professors is dying of ALS (the same degenerative disease that Steven Hawking has) and that he only has 6 months to live. Mitch starts visit Morrie (the professor) each Tuesday and they discuss many topics such as life, love, family and then ultimately – death. Mitch tells of how his life has been altered by these touching and thought-provoking conversations with Morrie. Interviews were actually broadcast on American TV with Morrie before he passed away and these can be watched on YouTube. Overall I found it to be a really interesting read but I know I won’t be reading it again in the future – I would still recommend to all! ★ ★ ★

I love reading books of Mitch Albom, because they are all so touching and very inspiring,especially this one (Tuesdays with Morrie). So how could I have missed/forgotten rating this book? WHY?!Lol! Have read this book two years ago..when I wasn't in Good Reads yet..I know I still have a lot of "read books" I haven't rated yet,and this is one of them,so bear with me,my dear friends for my sudden,abrupt ratings.^^

Buy this book!

My first introduction to Mitch was him moderating a TV sports talk show years ago & then it went off the air. My knowing about the book either came from the other sports panelists talking about it or seeing Mitch on "Nightline" with Ted Koppel.

Did I go out and get the book? No, probably because I thought a book about someone talking to a former teacher would be uninteresting. Boy, was I wrong. There are so many superlatives for this book; beautiful, heart-wrenching, sad, happy, joyful, insightful, funny and the list goes on. And, there are so many lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Morrie and each of use who read the book will take different ones. But this book!

I never saw the TV version of the book, but did see a play at a local theatre with former MASH star Jamie Farr as Morrie. It was very interesting to see a play with only the two characters in it, but both did a great job and would recommend seeing the play if you get the chance.

Highly recommend for everyone.