You want to see more, do more.” Finding the meaning of life is different for everyone it may be traveling to all 50 states, donating your time at a soup kitchen every Saturday, or simply being kind to everyone. “… If you have found the meaning of life… you don’t want to go back. Through his battle with ALS, Morrie imparted wisdom that usually remains unspoken. This is because as we age, we learn, we grow, and if possible we give (3rd lesson). How many times have we been told when we were younger, “the world doesn’t revolve around you?” Almost everyone has heard this. If we didn’t age, we would remain stagnant and bettering ourselves or helping others would not be second nature. As one ages, like all of us do, we find our way through life.
Aging is not just decay… it’s growth,” Stated Morrie in one of the most memorable quotes of the whole book. Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.“As you grow, you learn more. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class" lessons in how to live. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college.
He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger? Mitch Albom had that second chance.
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague.
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