Summary Of Tuesdays With Morrie

In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie teaches people to live through appreciating family, accepting death and learning how to say goodbye. “What would you do if you had one day perfectly healthy?”(Albom 175) “I’d get up in the morning, do my exercises, have a lovely breakfast of sweet rolls and tea, go for a swim, then have my friends come over for a nice lunch. I’d have them come one or two at a time so we could talk about their families, their issues, talk about how much we mean to each other.”

The first lesson Morrie teaches is that people should learn to appreciate their family because they might regret it when they are gone. Morrie describes family as one of the most important things in life. Morrie had a difficult childhood because his mother died at a very young age. Morrie’s family had a difficult time getting along but Morrie knew that with family, loving and supporting each other was very important. Morrie

Morrie is very weak and could hardly speak but he did muster this, “This is how we say goodbye, I love you.”(Albom 185) This really means that when saying goodbye to the ones you love, you should end it on a high note because you don't know if youll ever see them again or not. This is a very real thing in my life and in my family. After every encounter with a family member whether it’s a face to face conversation, or just a quick conversation over the phone, we always end it with “I love you” no matter the mood we are in because we would rather that be that last thing we said to one another other than being mad at the other person. Family is one the most if not the most important thing in one's life, they are always there for each other through thick and thin and will always be there for support wherever and whenever it is needed.

In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie teaches people to live through appreciating family, accepting death and learning how to say