Tuesday with Morrie
(Mitch Albom)

Tuesdays With Morrie is an incredible book about an old man's walk through death and the lessons learned by a young friend who watched him die.

Mitch Albom is a young sports writer for the Detroit Fress Press,who had Morrie Schwartz as a Professor in college nearly twenty years ago. One night while flicking through the t.v. stations Mitch caught his old professor on Ted Koppel's "Nightline". What he hears stuns him. His old professor is dying of ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. It is a slow killing neurological disease. Mitch, a world weary,cynical man ,goes to visit Morrie. This begins the first of many Tuesday visits with his old professor. Morrie teaches Mitch about the meaning of life and not to fear death. One of my favourite quotes is "Money is not a substitue 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."

From the beginning until the end I was completely consumed by the story Mitch told about his Tuesday visits with his former college professor. This story answered all of my questions regarding life. It motivated me to truely value life and the people I love. This book encouraged me to live my life to the fullest. I was impressed with Morrie's attitude towards dying. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed man manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Instead of mourning his illness he took the time to inspire his friends, family, and the world. I cried and laughed throughout the book. I will forever be touched by this book!

This is a universally touching story told with such grace and humility.