Summary Of Fridays With Morrie - 1979 Words

Tuesday s with Morrie is a very inspiring and motivational book, that tells the story of a dying old man and his desire to teach his life lessons. He passes these lessons down to a former and eager student, wanting to learn as much as he can from his professor until he loses him to the disease ALS. Morrie, is forced to live his remaining months a helpless victim to the disease as it slowly and uncontrollably takes over his body. What makes this book so inspirational, is Morrie s acceptance of his not only his disease, but the idea of death itself. He is able to pass down his life lessons and positive outlook on life to countless people when he was alive and his story continues to inspire lives years later. Morrie s former student Mitch, returns to Morrie years later, after coming across a TV interview of his old professor on â€Å"Nightline†. After graduating college, Mitch became a sports reporter journalist, caught up in mainstream values and had lost touch with what was tru ly important in life. Mitch and Morrie begin to meet every Tuesday and with each lesson Morrie passes down to him, Mitch is able to grow and return his meaningful, individual values. This book is incredibly relevant to our class and the field of health psychology because it highlights the physical difficulties of the disease ALS, that Morrie has no choice but to surrender to. Along side that though, is the psychological side of the story of how Morrie handles his disease emotionally and the way he