Review: Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

We all need a reminder, a refresher course on what the most important things in life are. And yes, you have heard it many times before, it's NOT money. And yes, it gets boring to hear the same thing over and over again, from every body who has some claim to wisdom. However, if it's coming from a person on his or her death bed, it's worthwhile to pay attention. I am not going to criticize the quality of writing or the saccharine content in the book - those are irrelevant. I think it was worth reading this book for two reasons:
1. The beautiful relationship between the author, Mitch Albom and his professor, Morrie
2. The life lessons - No matter how cliched they are, I think I need to hear them time and again.

My favorite bit from the book was on Marriage:

"There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike"

Eternal peace to the soul of Professor Morrie Schwartz.

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