Mitch Albom's - Tuesdays with Morrie

Genre : Non-Fiction
Rating : 4.5/5

All these days I had confused this book with - Marley & Me. So when anyone referred this book in the past I always imagined a little puppy staring back at me (As on cover of Marley & Me). Unlike my myth about this book that it has to do something with dog, it turned out to be a true story about a young man, Mitch Albom and his Tuesday meetings with his professor, Morrie Schwartz.

Morrie Schwartz, a sociology professor in Brandeis University was one of Mitch's favorite professor. After graduation Mitch loses touch with Morrie and after span of a decade and a half, he sees Morrie on television interview show. Morrie who had suffered from a disease called Amyotorphic lateral sclerosis or ALS (The same disease that has disabled Stephen Hawking) is counting his last days in this world. After getting frustrated with his life Mitch decides to meet his old professor on every Tuesday as he used to do for his classes while in school.

This book is about their discussions (rather Morrie's lesson's on life) on every Tuesday. While in the meetings Morrie shares with Mitch the tragedy in his life as a child and his honest opinions about the life. The book is deckd with beautiful aphorisms. Out of which I liked - If you are in bed, you are dead! It is Morrie's wish to share his stories with the world and so Mitch takes notes and records their discussion for all the 14 Tuesdays. They both call it as their last thesis together. They also decide upon the name of the thesis, Tuesdays with Morrie.

Who would want to fly from Florida to Detroit every Tuesday for continous 14 weeks to see and listen to a dying old man? Mitch dos that. For his professor. For he knows that doctrines of his professor are worth spreading across the world, because they would one day, to an extent, change peoples lives.

I liked it!