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The life of a non-fictional character captures the hearts of thousands. His life starts with a pen and a piece of blank paper. That was how the life of Morrie Schwartz began to touch the lives of many and was published in the year 1997 by the book’s narrator, Mitch Albom. His story circled on how death changes one’s vision towards life hitting one with realizations about the importance of life, death, and everything in between.
Tuesday was just a normal day for us before, but after reading the book, it seemed as if Tuesday had become more than just a day. The book expresses and presents a real-life story, a story that was made to enlighten the world, a history that was never left untold. The last class of Morrie Schwartz, a professor of Mitch Albom, was held every week inside his haven. He is an old man whose life could already be determined by counting his breath because of a terminal illness. This illness continuously spreads throughout his body from his feet up until it reaches his lungs and eventually takes his life away. He had ALS and its effect eats out the strength of the diagnosed person; an unforgiving illness where there is no known cure. At first, he was quite stunned by the normalcy of the day around him. The world did not stop, he felt saddened, but he never stopped doing what he was doing when he was still fine, and at that exact moment, we began to adore him. His class was held every Tuesday, where one could learn life’s greatest lessons. No long-written examination took place, no grades were given, no recitations were held, but realizations about the meaning of life were taught. Friendship was tested, and life and death were talked about where death, like fiction, is brutal in its symmetry, but Morrie Schwartz taught us that once we learn how to die, we also learn how to live. Death may somehow be brutal, but it shows us how meaningful life is. If everybody knew they were going to die, they would see life differently. Several lessons were also tackled, including lessons about the world, regrets, feeling sorry for yourself, family, emotions, aging, money, marriage, culture, forgiveness, and love. Mitch knew he was losing his favorite professor, yet he was not ready to let go. Morrie’s final days were vastly approaching, and like how the leaves of the trees out of his window change their colors, the fourteenth Tuesday the day that Morrie had been so weak, has arrived. Lost for words, Morrie patted Mitch’s hand weakly, kept in on his chest, and uttered that this is how they say goodbye. The last class of the professor happened on fourteen Tuesdays, where he had only one student, and that was the author of the book which was their final thesis, Mitch Albom, even though his professor died, his words continue to live, and his teaching still goes on forever.
Tuesdays with Morrie picture out simplicity beyond life’s complications. Meeting Morrie Schwartz for the last months of his life has dressed us with contentment and warmth. His story provides us insights into what it means to be a human and showers different perspectives, all with a life lesson attached.
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