About the Book
Author: Mitch Albom
Pages: A short Read 😛
Goodreads: 4.11
Success: More than 15 million copies sold and counting..
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why you should read this memoire?
As per the author, most of the people who reached out to him after reading the book said 'they were moved by it'. But why should you listen to what others felt about it? So, here is an insight into the book without much spoilers. |
| Author Mitch Albom with Morrie Schwartz. Source: Detroit Free Press |
Morrie said the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. He’s correct, We have been taught the wrong things and most of us have failed to create our own. I agree with the Coach (Morrie) that most of are caught in wild goose chase on wrong things and the time when we realise it, it’s already late. Someone would say ‘Better late than never’ i say it’s late means it’s late, we don’t have the privilege of time travelling, once the period has slipped it can’t be gotten back, life doesn’t stop, with each stage of life our priorities, ambitions, wishes change and the expectations from us in that particular period of time also changes; one simply can’t just play video games late in his 20s, playing video games suits in teen age not when you have to direct your life. We do chase because we feel it’s important at the moment. Talking about the alienation of youth he emphasizes the need of connectedness with the society.
In Origin, author Dan brown writes “Love is from another realm. We cannot manufacture it on demand. Nor can we subdue it when it appears. Love is not our choice to make.
We must seize every opportunity to show kindness and to love fully.” And here Morrie vouches for it saying “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. Love is the only rational act.” And I, who has experienced the magic of love, do wish the whole of humanity to be touched by love.
Morrie said “materialistic things don’t satisfy us” and I believe so, to some extent . I have been eagerly wanting some gadgets but then when i get them I’m elated but it just disappears in a few days and the possessions are like the other things we own, the elation we had before the possessions just fades. And I believe this happens with the most of us as well.
And yes, most of us do take the loving relationships for granted, as youths we tend to value our girlfriends, friends more than our parents sometimes we even argue with them, ignore them coz we know they won’t leave us even if we hurt but our date might break up with us if insulted or offended and friends might move away if not kept in frequent touch.
For most of us death is the biggest fear, motivator, lesson and truth. But Morrie, he was just on another level. In Hinduism there is the concept of body as being a mere container while the soul the true self is eternal and it simply discards the body as one changes clothes, i think this concept is there to help us moderate the anxiety of death and live to the fullest even in our last days like Morrie. The only thing which holds us back is that we don’t truly accept it.
I had a professor in my college who I wished to befriend. I was the only guy in his class of six. The reason I couldn’t develop the relationship was coz we were all busy and I am not a chai enthusiast as others. Fun fact: Even we had class every Tuesday.
All of us need a Morrie in our lives!
RIP Coach!
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