A book teaching the fundamentals of life.

Tuesdays with Morrie, in simpler terms is a beautifully written book of great clarity and wisdom that lovingly captures the simplicity beyond life’s complexities through Mitch Albom and his teacher and friend, Morrie Schwartz. It is a poignant and a powerfully moving book which captures the essence and spirit of a truly gifted teacher and his unwavering belief that the most important lesson in life is connecting to one another through compassion and love.

Morrie Schwartz, was a college professor for a social psychology class which was taught not by books but by experience. The class met on Tuesdays and that’s where Morrie met Mitch, his student. This book is a magical chronical of their time together through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world. The summer of 1994 was when Morrie’s death sentence struck on him, in the form of ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis which made him dependent on others for every little thing, he lost the ability to walk, drive, change clothes, eat. Even though he was unable to live by himself, he was adamant on living the rest of his life with dignity, courage, love and compassion even in his current situation. He was still happier than a majority of people. According to Morrie, the reason for people to live so unhappily was because so many people in our society walk around with a meaningless life. He says, “People seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

Morrie’s life story is the perfect epitome of how to live life to its fullest extent. The book examines a phenomena between the human experience of living and dying. A theme of personal transcendent appears both on Mitch and his professor Morrie.