Tuesdays With Morrie

" The culture we have doesn't make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it! " - Morrie Schwatz

Recently, I'm reading a book entitled Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom, the same author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I borrowed this book from a friend and I'm halfway of reading it. The book is about an old man, a young man and life's greatest lesson. The old man is the professor of the young man and they both admire each other. After the graduation, the young man move to NY, Florida and Detroit to pursue his career as a writer - for sport magazine, book and columns for sport articles in newspaper, doing radio shows and appearing regularly on TV.In instant he has his fame and live his busy life on the plane, moving from one city to another...

Back to his favorite professor, Morrie Schwatz. He is diagnosed with ALS [ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ], an unforgiving illness of neurological system and he is dying of the illness. For further information about ALS, simply click here.

After years, they both meet up by chance and then the student learn from his old professor.

The last class of my old professor's life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. The class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was The Meaning of Life. It was taught from experience.

No grades were given, but there were oral exams each week. You were expected to respond to questions, and you were expected to pose questions of your own.

No books were required, yet many topics were covered, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death. The last lecture was brief, only a few words.

I copy above from preface of the book. I would say, the book is very inspiring. Even though Morrie knows he is going to die soon, he still keeps thinking positive and give back all the value of live to his friends and community. He inspires people and encourage them to stand up for their own life. Don't go with the flow, otherwise you'll drown! If you think that's not for you, don't buy it! I can't disagree with what has Morrie taught. You are your own director, author and creator of your life, decide what you want, project it and live it on...

So, have you lived a life as what you wanted? It's time to be true to yourself...