Mitch Albom's, Tuesdays With Morrie, is a sentimental story full of life lessons. The story touches your heart with the meaningful conversations between Morrie and his former student Mitch. Mitch has just found out that Morrie is dying. In the final months of Morrie's life Mitch visits Morrie every Tuesday, just as he had done in college.
Morrie is one of my favorite characters yet. He is a kind, sweet, and gentle man. He's also a very smarty and educated man who in is age has become wise. Morrie has found out that he is dying and wants to share everything he's learned in life with someone. That someone is his favorite student, Mitch. On the first Tuesday they meet they talk about the world. Morrie states in the conversation that, "Love is the only rational act.".
It's funny how things like love; family, friends, and a sunny day take on new meaning at the end of your life.
Morrie was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease, a brutal, unforgiving illness of the neurological system. This disease has no cure and becomes very painful. Still even in the worst stages of the disease Morrie never feels sorry for himself. Some people spend their whole lives feeling sorry for themselves. Always dwelling on things they didn't succeed at or didn't get. Morrie wants Mitch to know the importance of not feeling sorry for yourself. Just move on and don't worry about it is Morrie's advice. No one likes people who are full of self-pity, they are no fun. .
Throughout the book Morrie's health declines and his conversations with Mitch became more personal and heartfelt. On the sixth Tuesday Morrie and Mitch talk about emotions. This is a topic men don't usually discuss. Morrie is not your ordinary man though. Morrie explains to Mitch how important it is to completely feel and go through every emotion you feel. This is in Morrie's opinion, the only way you can deal with anything your feeling. Like the heartache of a woman or a death in your family.