Book Review -- 5
Book: "Tuesday's with Morrie"
About the Author:
Mitch Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American best- selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio, television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through his books, plays and films.
About the book:
Tuesday's with Morrie, the book which has held my soul from past two years. This book has life. Life of a an old admirable Professor Morrie, who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease, a brutal, unforgiving illness of the neurological system and the book is all about his journey on the bridge death and his last days.The author Mitch Albon was a student of Morrie who flew flew hundreds of miles every Tuesday to spend time with his old, withering professor. As he puts it in his words "The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. The class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was The Meaning of Life. It was taught from experience. No grades were given, but there were oral exams each week. You were expected to respond to questions, and you were expected to pose questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra credit"
Morrie, perceives his death differently. On death bed he resolves to live meaningfully. He starts giving lectures on life lying on bed. Many people start visiting his home to listen to him. Many write letters from far places to console Morrie and get some confidence through his words. People start sharing their grieves with him. People tell how they went through the agony of loss of their beloved, how difficult it's to forget them. Amidst all strains he replies with care to every letter. Morrie weeps when he encountered any death news in Tv's and news papers. And he tells "Death is a big thing. That makes even a stranger to shed tear for a stranger". As he always tells his people over there "Love everyone or perish".
Morrie always kept special time for his student Mitch. He loves to be called him as a coach by his most beloved student. Both talk many things about death, love, family, children, society, people etc. Morrie tells about his family. One day a letter comes. Since his father couldn't read English young Morrie reads it. It was his mother's death letter. He feels very sad and wails for reading his own mother's death news.He was shocked. He weeps telling Mitch that even his father didn't let him to remember his mother after her death. He so sadly expresses humiliation by his father. Keeping in mind every perilous moments he has gone through his life he chooses teaching and research as his profession since he believed that only these are the jobs which will not hurt human beings. And claims with teaching with little effort he can serve many. The book goes with the flow of many such things which can make our thoughts sterner.
Morrie dies serenely as he wished to. Without giving much trouble to others. Mitch defines this book as last assignment with his professor. This book is thesis submitted to his professor. The book comes to end with the author's following lines "The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by a window in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience.
The teaching goes on".
Morrie, perceives his death differently. On death bed he resolves to live meaningfully. He starts giving lectures on life lying on bed. Many people start visiting his home to listen to him. Many write letters from far places to console Morrie and get some confidence through his words. People start sharing their grieves with him. People tell how they went through the agony of loss of their beloved, how difficult it's to forget them. Amidst all strains he replies with care to every letter. Morrie weeps when he encountered any death news in Tv's and news papers. And he tells "Death is a big thing. That makes even a stranger to shed tear for a stranger". As he always tells his people over there "Love everyone or perish".
Morrie always kept special time for his student Mitch. He loves to be called him as a coach by his most beloved student. Both talk many things about death, love, family, children, society, people etc. Morrie tells about his family. One day a letter comes. Since his father couldn't read English young Morrie reads it. It was his mother's death letter. He feels very sad and wails for reading his own mother's death news.He was shocked. He weeps telling Mitch that even his father didn't let him to remember his mother after her death. He so sadly expresses humiliation by his father. Keeping in mind every perilous moments he has gone through his life he chooses teaching and research as his profession since he believed that only these are the jobs which will not hurt human beings. And claims with teaching with little effort he can serve many. The book goes with the flow of many such things which can make our thoughts sterner.
Morrie dies serenely as he wished to. Without giving much trouble to others. Mitch defines this book as last assignment with his professor. This book is thesis submitted to his professor. The book comes to end with the author's following lines "The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by a window in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience.
The teaching goes on".
My recommendation:
to all amigos who have met a great teacher. All Navodayans must read this book after coming out of Navodaya.
Final Words about the Book:
Flow of this book will drag tears down your cheek. This book has life. Few days back one senior asked me, which book you would like to read during your last days? And for sure this will be the book. Read it, love it and share it.
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: book review by : Ajay.M.Koyimuttal
: 18th batch
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