(292 pages)
(from Amazon)This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters, it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? And we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. Finally, we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility.
I decided to read this when i got up this morning, and believie it or not had finished it just after lunchtime. I couldn't put it down. I was so moved and touched buy Morrie's determination and ability to see the bright side of things even in the most horrid of situations.
Mitch Albom has written a book that is so easy to read and also manages to grab you and touch you whilst chuckling along. I really felt that I had missed out on something by not having known Morrie whilst he was alive, but at least I now have a sense of what a marvellous man he must have been.
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