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Worthwhile reminder of obvious life lessons

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I did like this book a fair bit. I think that it summarises important, but admittedly obvious, life lessons and sometimes re-stating the obvious to people with busy lives is a very worthwhile exercise. I disagree with other reviewers who have said that the book is badly written; I assume that the author has written in the style he has to make the book as accessible to as many as possible. There are many books around whose style is so dry and academic that, whilst they contain great ideas, they are so complicated in the way they are expressed that the idea is often lost. That said, I agree that the book does no more than introduce fairly well known ideas of how to live. It does not dwell on them and I feel it would have benefitted from slightly longer chapters on fewer subjects. Also it makes the assumption that everyone has material security which is sometime a wrong assumption to make; it is all very well trying to sort out your spiritual well-being but that will be a far more difficult task if you don't have anywhere to live and no money for example. However, the book is aimed at a Western audience primarily and thnakfully most of us have met the lower of Maslow's (?) hierarchy of needs (physical and financial security etc) so Morrie is very right to criticise society's culture of 'keeping up with the Joneses' (as the English say!). Overall a short interesting book which does remind us of some important truths. And Morrie was certainly an inspiring individual!

I'm Impressed!

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Morrie was mentally strong, though he suffered from the terminal disease, ALS(=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), I'd say. He was eager to tell the meaning of life to his ex-student, Mitch Albom, who is also the author of Tuesday's With Morrie. I would only worry about my terminal disease,if I were in Morrie's shoes. I mean, all I could do would be to be apathetic or pessimistic about my future. " The truth is once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." - that'd be the last thing I could say. Certainly, it WAS sad that Morrie passed away because he was respected by lots of his students and graduates. However, every Tuesday when Morrie told Mitch the meaning of life must be very precious memories for Mitch, that's for sure!

For when you need to change pace a little.

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Although this book doesn't tell us anything we don't already know, it never does any harm to be reminded from time to time. It's a heartwarming and truthful account of a friendship between an older man in the last months of his life and a younger man who has always been inspired by him. We're reminded of the importance of caring for one another in a world where we simply don't take time often enough (sometimes never!) to tell people how much we love and appreciate them. It doesn't shy away from the 'ugly' side of illness and death which people wonder and worry about but hardly ever discuss. It's only human to be scared and to have self pity but we learn how Morrie turned his negative emotions into positive ones, and fear into acceptance and inner peace. I found 'Tuesdays With Morrie' a refreshingly honest account of illness. Instead of being depressing it was insightful and moving.

One of my favorite "Alboms"

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Face it: this book is never going to be a classic, but it does have some immediate appeal to the world at large mainly because people are looking for hope, especially today. It's a quick read and I enjoyed it. If you've seen the movie, you've pretty much seen the book. I do have to say that it inspired me to get out and do more in the community I live in--sometimes this worked out, sometimes it did not. The point was, I learned for "doing" and the book helped me get into that frame of mind. I've read the other Albom books and this is by far his best. Second on my list would be "The Five People You Meet in Heaven."

Another great book from Albom!

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I picked this book up after reading Five People You Meet in Heaven and I must say I really enjoyed both immensely! Mitch Albom has an amazing talent in projecting his characters and messges through his personable writing skills. This book will give you little gems on how to love and live life and will make you appreciate things that you may take for granted. A really, really great book that I highky recommend.