Selfless Living In Mitch Albom's Tuesdays With Morrie

“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live”, a dying man named Morrie Schwartz said. Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, leaves the reader to question how they value their lives by seeing how the dying Morrie values his. The author is Morrie’s student from 6 years prior, reconnected in the teacher’s waning days. Readers can feel the love between this student and his teacher. As Morrie's slow descent begins, he teaches you about the importance of loving those around you; human connection, the idea of putting your loved ones before yourself, frames Morrie’s teachings on the context of death in a well-lived life. This book promotes the idea of selfless living. Throughout the entire book, Morrie tries to teach Mitch how to improve his perspective on life, by concentrating on his relationships with …show more content…
When the reader drops into Mitch's life, Mitch has become selfish like a spoiled child. Like so many, his sights have been set solely on making money. Morrie's goal is to return Mitch to the student he was 16 years before. Morrie is a big proponent of the idea of love and peace of mind. Mitch always asks Morrie how he remains so happy even though he is dying. Morrie tells Mitch that he manages his sadness, allowing only small episodes of self-pity because too much grieving will hurt those around him. This is a crucial lesson for Mitch. Mitch, like anyone else, experiences hardship and in dealing with it, he usually grieves for long periods of time and draws his family into his suffering. Mitch learns to strengthen his relationship with his family, a relationship that he has battered and weakened over the years. Morrie teaches Mitch the importance of a loving family to make him a