Tuesdays with Morrie
My friend Chandra once uttered this book and he said one must read it, as he told about Alchemist by Paul coelho. I remember the best sections since my memory hadn’t drained them since I read it very recently .The Book contains about fourteen chapters each describing the meaning of life from a very experienced professor of Sociology, reminding us that each one of us should have a teacher and we would be very lucky to have it when we are young and energetic without much of worldly knowledge though degrees may be aligned by our name and dream jobs awaiting young achievers like each one of us. Time drifts back by the momentary routines , mixture of happiness and sadness, friends whom we have lost in touch with time , nothing could unravel the mystery of our existence till today for we so much lost in our own compositions about life and looking and searching for a existence rather than a meaningful existence and this book promises not one but every ardent person enrolled in an informal school learning to exist meaningfully.
Every Tuesday an old student meets his professor during his calculated goodbye to the worldly existence. The First Tuesday they talk about the World and the second Tuesday they talk about feeling Sorry for Yourself, where the professor Morrie affectionately addressed by his student Mitch as ‘Coach’ starts describing how the coach has accepted his inability to move and he had accepted it. The Third Tuesday they talk about regrets and what would any one do if they knew if that was their last day in their life. The Fourth Tuesday they talk about Death, the only word which makes anyone draw in to their spiritual shell without any botheration about religion, language and other cultural and social differences.
The Fifth Tuesday they talk about the importance if having a family, this was a sensitive topic because everyone would love to have someone who would take care of them and they take other of others and they are none other than the family and gives a strong message ‘Love Each other or Perish’ and also adds something about ‘spiritual security’ where the family is always watching over you and enjoying the complete responsibility of an individual.
The Sixth Tuesday they talk about Emotions where the coach tells mitch , the importance of one’ feelings and the care one should take not to hurt others and talks freely about ‘DETACHMENT’ preached by the Buddhism, where one learns to be compassionate and loving but is detached from these feelings , learning not to let emotions over rule our lives and take away the little hope anyone carries.
The seventh Tuesday they talk about the fear of aging and how one should not envy about getting old, and feeling old and says how can one be envious of where they are, when they know that they have also been in that age once and they know how it feels like, one should accept that ageing is a part of timeless wisdom.
The Eighth Tuesday they talk about money, I had to write this, the number eight even when accidentally coinciding with the chapter in this book, they talk about money. Money cannot substitute tenderness, and one should learn to offer others what one can give to others whole heartedly.
The ninth Tuesday they talk about how love goes on, and how to learn to pay attention only to the present moment and ignore the past and don’t think about future.
The tenth Tuesday they talk about Marriage and how the current generation fears about commitment and says when one does not who they are, how can one know the other who they are marrying? Having a loved one is great, friends are not going to help you all the way through your life. Marriage gives a chance to find out who one is, and who the other person is, and how you accommodate or don’t? Marriage is not simple and if one does not learn to respect the other, both are in trouble in marital relationship. Both must have common set of values, both should talk openly about what is going on between them.
I would like to add a few words to the priceless wisdom from the coach, In Marriage the effort should be from both the sides in a marriage, otherwise bottled up emotions may erupt one day in the name of a sacrifice and not love which hurts each individual.
The Eleventh Tuesday they talk about culture, Investing in Human Family, Investing in people, building a little community for those whom we love and who loves you.
The twelfth Tuesday they talk about forgiveness, this reminds me of a book by dalai lama, forgiving oneself is very important one must learn to make peace with oneself and everyone around them.
The thirteenth Tuesday they talk about the perfect day, making one’s living at peace.
“As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had , we can die without ever really going away’. All the love one created is always with them, you live on in the hearts of everyone who touched and nurtured while one was alive’.
‘Death ends a life, not a relationship’. In business people negotiate to win and get what they want, but love is different, love is when you are concerned about someone’s else situation as you are about you are own.
The last Tuesday they bid goodbye. I can keep writing on about this book, just like another Mitch and having an virtual professor like Morrie, but life ha taught me very many lessons, every failure was a experience and a lesson not a mistake.
I would recommend this book to all the souls in this world because not everyone is blessed with a professor of sociology like Dr.Morrie and life is racing that we don’t have time to think about others.
My friend Chandra once uttered this book and he said one must read it, as he told about Alchemist by Paul coelho. I remember the best sections since my memory hadn’t drained them since I read it very recently .The Book contains about fourteen chapters each describing the meaning of life from a very experienced professor of Sociology, reminding us that each one of us should have a teacher and we would be very lucky to have it when we are young and energetic without much of worldly knowledge though degrees may be aligned by our name and dream jobs awaiting young achievers like each one of us. Time drifts back by the momentary routines , mixture of happiness and sadness, friends whom we have lost in touch with time , nothing could unravel the mystery of our existence till today for we so much lost in our own compositions about life and looking and searching for a existence rather than a meaningful existence and this book promises not one but every ardent person enrolled in an informal school learning to exist meaningfully.
Every Tuesday an old student meets his professor during his calculated goodbye to the worldly existence. The First Tuesday they talk about the World and the second Tuesday they talk about feeling Sorry for Yourself, where the professor Morrie affectionately addressed by his student Mitch as ‘Coach’ starts describing how the coach has accepted his inability to move and he had accepted it. The Third Tuesday they talk about regrets and what would any one do if they knew if that was their last day in their life. The Fourth Tuesday they talk about Death, the only word which makes anyone draw in to their spiritual shell without any botheration about religion, language and other cultural and social differences.
The Fifth Tuesday they talk about the importance if having a family, this was a sensitive topic because everyone would love to have someone who would take care of them and they take other of others and they are none other than the family and gives a strong message ‘Love Each other or Perish’ and also adds something about ‘spiritual security’ where the family is always watching over you and enjoying the complete responsibility of an individual.
The Sixth Tuesday they talk about Emotions where the coach tells mitch , the importance of one’ feelings and the care one should take not to hurt others and talks freely about ‘DETACHMENT’ preached by the Buddhism, where one learns to be compassionate and loving but is detached from these feelings , learning not to let emotions over rule our lives and take away the little hope anyone carries.
The seventh Tuesday they talk about the fear of aging and how one should not envy about getting old, and feeling old and says how can one be envious of where they are, when they know that they have also been in that age once and they know how it feels like, one should accept that ageing is a part of timeless wisdom.
The Eighth Tuesday they talk about money, I had to write this, the number eight even when accidentally coinciding with the chapter in this book, they talk about money. Money cannot substitute tenderness, and one should learn to offer others what one can give to others whole heartedly.
The ninth Tuesday they talk about how love goes on, and how to learn to pay attention only to the present moment and ignore the past and don’t think about future.
The tenth Tuesday they talk about Marriage and how the current generation fears about commitment and says when one does not who they are, how can one know the other who they are marrying? Having a loved one is great, friends are not going to help you all the way through your life. Marriage gives a chance to find out who one is, and who the other person is, and how you accommodate or don’t? Marriage is not simple and if one does not learn to respect the other, both are in trouble in marital relationship. Both must have common set of values, both should talk openly about what is going on between them.
I would like to add a few words to the priceless wisdom from the coach, In Marriage the effort should be from both the sides in a marriage, otherwise bottled up emotions may erupt one day in the name of a sacrifice and not love which hurts each individual.
The Eleventh Tuesday they talk about culture, Investing in Human Family, Investing in people, building a little community for those whom we love and who loves you.
The twelfth Tuesday they talk about forgiveness, this reminds me of a book by dalai lama, forgiving oneself is very important one must learn to make peace with oneself and everyone around them.
The thirteenth Tuesday they talk about the perfect day, making one’s living at peace.
“As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had , we can die without ever really going away’. All the love one created is always with them, you live on in the hearts of everyone who touched and nurtured while one was alive’.
‘Death ends a life, not a relationship’. In business people negotiate to win and get what they want, but love is different, love is when you are concerned about someone’s else situation as you are about you are own.
The last Tuesday they bid goodbye. I can keep writing on about this book, just like another Mitch and having an virtual professor like Morrie, but life ha taught me very many lessons, every failure was a experience and a lesson not a mistake.
I would recommend this book to all the souls in this world because not everyone is blessed with a professor of sociology like Dr.Morrie and life is racing that we don’t have time to think about others.
