Very simply put, what gives your life meaning, Morrie would say, is your relationship with other people. He also includes many practical tips on how to live more creatively and joyously as you age. He has a term called age casting, which is to make assumptions about older people just because they’re old. And that means I have to put bitterness, anger and disappointment aside and concentrate on what gives me joy and life and pushes me forward.” His attitude was…”I’m gonna live the best that I can in the time that I have left. The Wisdom of Morrie is really about lessons on how to live your best life and how to live with the tension or paradox of joy and sorrow. Once you're open to somebody else's worldview and perspective, he said, you're going to see things in a different light. He was aware of others’ difficulties and their pain. He always had this intense empathy for everybody, and was open to different worldviews. He was an extremely curious, compassionate and intelligent man. Morrie is known for his positive attitude and growth mindset before and after he was diagnosed with ALS. “Dying is only one thing to be upset about living an unhappy life is something else.” I was happy to be reminded of the spirit and light that filled his life, despite that he was dying.

Now, “The Wisdom of Morrie,' recently released, is a new look at Morries’ life wisdom and lessons.

He decided to edit this book as a tribute to his dad. Several years after “Tuesdays with Morrie,' and the death of his father, Rob, found an almost finished manuscript in his dad’s desk drawer. It was very early in our understanding of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. This became a treasure trove of his philosophy as his health declined. While Morrie, a beloved dad and professor at Brandeis University, was dying of ALS, Mitch Albom, one of his students, sat down to interview him every Tuesday for 12 weeks. You may not know him, but you’ve likely heard of his dad, Morrie.īestseller, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” sold over 18 million copies after it was released in 1997.

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