Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Summary
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A dying professor's final lessons transformed 17 million lives. "Tuesdays with Morrie" - Oprah-endorsed and adapted - teaches us to reject cultural norms and embrace love. What wisdom would you seek if you had just months to live?
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Life's Final Classroom: A Professor's Last Lecture
The last class Morrie Schwartz taught wasn't in a lecture hall but in his home, beside a small hibiscus plant. His body, once energetic and dancing, now sat confined to a wheelchair as ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) methodically claimed his physical abilities. Yet as his body weakened, his spirit grew remarkably stronger. "When you know how to die, you know how to live," he would say, his voice growing softer each week. This wasn't abstract philosophy-this was lived wisdom unfolding in real time. The relationship between Morrie and his former student Mitch began sixteen years earlier at Brandeis University. After graduation, Mitch promised to stay in touch-a promise unfulfilled for nearly two decades as he pursued career success. Their reconnection came by chance when Mitch spotted his old professor on Ted Koppel's "Nightline," speaking candidly about his terminal illness. Something stirred in Mitch-a recognition of the path not taken and wisdom abandoned. Their Tuesday discussions resumed, but now the curriculum wasn't drawn from textbooks but from the raw material of Morrie's remaining days. Each Tuesday became a precious opportunity to explore what truly matters when time is running out.
When Death Becomes the Greatest Teacher
The Empty Promise of Success
Reconnecting with What Matters
Creating Your Own Culture
The Currency of Love
The Wisdom of Acceptance
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