BOOK REVIEW - TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

A wonderful book written by Mitch Albom,"Tuesdays With Morrie" is about the relationship of the author with his favourite teacher,who turned out to be mine to,on reading the novel. Morrie Schwartz,a professor of sociology and a master in philosophy,suffers from the problem of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) , a deadly disease,which is sucking the life out of him,in a slow,suffocating way.
Mitch,who has completely deviated from what he regarded as his ideal life,and has become a famous sports columnist,instead of a pianist,which he intended to be.Completely oblivious of the dwindling health of his dear 'coach',Mitch is awakened by a show 'Nightline',featuring Morrie,and the intercourse of his health.Feeling guilty of his indecent absence since the past 16 years,Mitch goes to see his beloved professor to pay his last last respects to him.

Morrie dancing his graceful way

Seeing his lively,dance loving professor in shards,he is very much taken aback,and ,on persuasion from the professor's side,decides to come regularly to gain his last moments of friendship.What follows is his visits on Tuesdays,as an old tradition of the due to be 'Tuesday People',accompanied with thousands of questions relating to life and happiness.

Mitch and Morrie,the eternal friendship

Thus,the ex-student gets his last lessons in the wake of the constant drooping health of the professor,which he witnesses with bitter tears and immense gallantry.

Morrie with his family

So,this happens to be the summary of the novel.A very short one,but sufficient enough to give you an insight of the novel.Now ,about my personal experience.While reading this novel,I became familiar with an entirely different way of looking at life,and was gradually taken in by the happy spirits if the great teacher.His teachings so impressed me that his motto "LOVE EACH OTHER OR PERISH" became my motto.

Morrie's ashes resting in his grave

With a horrible disease to cope with,he actually cherished his slow and painful death,on the account of the time provided to share with loved ones.His idea of"ONCE YOU LEARN HOW TO DIE , YOU LEARN HOW TO LIVE",is something that we people do not pay attention to,although,we know the truth about it somewhere inside our hearts.He has made such revelations in this book,which happens to be a real life account,that you start wishing he were alive and teaching you at the moment.I certainly wished so,and continue to hope for a teacher as great as Morrie.

Now,after reading the book almost five times,I have an ardent desire of hearing Morrie's sweet voice,as Mitch was clever enough to use the then technology to tap his teacher's voice,to stay with him forever.