Name of the Book: - Tuesdays
with Morrie
Author: - Mitch
Albom
No of
Tuesdays :- 14
Number
of Pages: - 201
One
line Description of the book:- Discover what is important in life
What
this book is about: - Book is a culmination of discussions held between a
bed-ridden professor and his student on wide variety of topics relating to
human behaviour and world.. The book starts with Author stumbling upon a
television interview featuring his ailing professor Morrie who had been
diagnosed with amytropic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Seeing the condition
of his mentor, Author reaches out and reconnects with his professor to initiate
a series of meetings at his home.
Every
Tuesday Author visited his mentor and discussed at length on topics pertaining
to human behaviour like love, forgiveness, death, marriage and importance of
good relationships. Irrespective of his deteriorating physical condition,
Morrie remained in high spirits and he shared his thoughts and wisdom to lot
many people who approached him Book is in a same league of famous
Bollywood movie Anand starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan in lead
roles.
The
discussion with Morrie on wide variety of topics helped Author change his
perception from materialistic success to personal enrichment, With these
discussions, he developed a greater sense of appreciation towards the simple
joys of life. Through these Tuesday meetings, Morrie shared his thoughts and
wisdom he experience throughout his life. With Morrie’s teaching , Author could
able to realize the importance of family relations, love, compassion, and
forgiveness.
After
Morrie's death, Author was left with wisdom of ocean about love,
compassion and importance of giving. He shared the wisdom
of Morrie in the form of book "Tuesdays with Morrie," which later
becomes a bestseller, healing the lives of millions of readers
Conclusion:-"Tuesdays
with Morrie" is an excellent and thought-provoking book that serves as
reminder to the readers towards the importance of human
connection, empathy, and the pursuit of a life well-lived. Overall, the book is
an excellent read which shifts the perception of person from being materialistic
to a giver one.
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Review is articulated in a lucid manner that made me to search for the book on kindle. Ranjit has been reviewing the books of varied tastes and such reviews are most helpful to someone looking for something different every time.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashish Bhai for wonderful and encouraging comment
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