The book "Tuesday with Morrie" is written by Mitch Albom. It’s about the lessons between Morrie, the professor, and the author. The main idea of the lesson is “The Meaning of Life.” And this is given from Morrie’s experience and knowledge.
Morrie is a prominent doctor of sociology. However, he gets the death penalty in the summer of 1994. The disease he got is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax.” (Page 9)
Someday, a TV show called “Nightline” has an interview with Morrie’s incurable disease. Morrie chats with the host. Morrie says how he felt after he got the illness.
After Mitch graduated from college. He lived in a busy life for business, money, and family. Until he accidently meets his old professor who is talking to a young man in the street while he is working.
Mitch notices that his life becomes a process of making money and other things, which he doesn’t want to be sixteen years ago. Then, Morrie says that many people live in a pathetic, unhappy life. However, Morrie seems that he is happier than those unhappy people though he is going to die.
Mitch starts meeting Morrie on Tuesday like they’re used to be. Morrie mentions how he sees the world and claims that he is almost drawn to the people who are suffering. “Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another.” (Page 51)
One the second Tuesday, Morrie admits he sometimes feels sorry for himself. In the morning, sometimes, he gives himself a good cry. After the sorrow, he starts to concentrate on the good things still in his life.
One the third Tuesday, Morrie says that everyone needs a person to guide you in the correct habit of standing back and looking at our lives. The person who Mitch needed is Morrie. Mitch writes a list of what he wants to ask Morrie and prepares a tape recorder to record Morrie’s words.
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