Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

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Book Description

   それは祖父母かもしれないし、教師かもしれないし、同僚かもしれない。だれか歳上の、忍耐強くて思慮深い人。何かを探し求めている若いあなたを理解し、世界がより深遠な場所であることを示してくれる人。自分の人生を生き抜く力となるような信頼できるアドバイスを与えてくれる人。ミッチ・アルボムにとって、その人とは、20年近く昔に大学で教わったモリー・シュワルツ教授だった。

   あなたもミッチと同じように、人生が過ぎるなかで良き師を見失い、その見識も色あせ、世界を冷たく感じるようになっているかもしれない。その人にもう一度会って、若かったころにそうしたように、いまだ絶えず付きまとっている大きな質問をぶつけ、今の忙しい人生に対する知恵を授けてほしいと思わないだろうか？

   ミッチ・アルボムは、そんな2度目のチャンスを得た。人生の最後の数か月を過ごしているモリー先生に再会したのだ。死が近づいていることを知りながら、モリー先生は毎週火曜日に自分の書斎でミッチと話をする。大学にいたころと同じように。再び親交を温めたふたりの対話は、やがて先生の生涯最後の「授業」へ――いかに生きるかという授業へと変わってゆく。

 『Tuesdays with Morrie』（邦題『モリー先生との火曜日』）は、ふたりがともに過ごした魔法のような時間を記録したもの。本書をつうじて、ミッチはモリー先生の永遠の贈り物を世界と分かち合っている。

Product Description

It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago. . .

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Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. 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.

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. 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. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.

Amazon.com Review

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? Plus, 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. And 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. --Gail Hudson