[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Nichole's report on Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:29:37 -0500
Oops, I didn't read that message, but I did loe that book. I read a commercial
recording of it, and it included some of the actual taped interviews with
Morey. It was a really neat touch to have the recordings, and the book was just
beautiful. I'll see if I still have the message.
CL
On Aug 20, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Sandi Ryan wrote:
> What a thoughtful, beautiful book report! I read the book as an adult and
> was very touched by it--but Nicole has caught the very essence of it!
>
> Thanks for sharing this, Valerie.
>
> Sandi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Valerie Maples
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:43 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Nichole's report on Tuesdays with Morrie by
> Mitch Albom
>
> Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
> This book was my last book of the summer reading contest, and definitely made
> my summer more fun. It was about a 78-year-old man who has spent his life
> being a teacher. But it wasn't until he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's
> disease) that he really began teaching people how to live.
> One of his former students, Mitch Albom, saw Morrie on Nightline on
> television. That was when he found out that his old friend and mentor was
> dying. Mitch flew from Detroit to Massachusetts where Morrie lived. Mitch had
> taken many classes under Morrie in college, but this began his final class
> about The Meaning of Life.
> Morrie taught Mitch, and everyone who's read this book, about how to accept
> death as part of living. You have to learn to live each day and appreciate
> and embrace it. To surround yourself with people you love and always let them
> know. Take hold of the things that are important, and make your priorities
> about other people, not yourself. You can't begin to live until you learn how
> to give of yourself to others. Something Morrie had always done.
> Mitch was very uncomfortable with the subject of death when they first began
> getting together, each week on Tuesday. Morrie taught him most of all about
> how to love. To open up your heart and express to those around you. And to
> reconnect with people from your past and not be afraid to touch. Just like
> he and Mitch had done.
> Mitch's last meeting with Morrie was the Tuesday before Morrie died. Morrie
> died on Saturday, November 4, 1995. It is really cool that it was the exact
> day my mom and dad were married. Five years ago my older brother and sister
> died from totally unrelated illnesses a few months apart. Many of the things
> that Morrie talked about were things my mom and dad talked about when Jorge
> and Cindy went to be with Jesus.
> I wish more people would read this book and live their lives kind of like
> Morrie taught Mitch. I believe the world would be a much better place and we
> would all be much happier. There are a lot of bad things that are going to
> happen to us that will not seem fair, but you can't let that stop you from
> living. I hope I can teach other people things that I believe are important
> as long as I'm alive. And even after I'm gone, I know that I will not only
> live forever in heaven, but also on this earth in the hearts of the people
> that have known and loved me.
>
> Valerie
>
>
>
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