Tuesdays with Morrie
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The philosophies of and ideas on life of Morrie Schwartz are detailed in Mitch AlbomÆs (1997) account of SchwartzÆ final years of life, Tuesdays with Morrie. In this book, Albom relates his interaction with Schwartz, stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a series of discussions held on Tuesdays. Albom (1997, p. 9) likens the fatal neurological disease, better known as Lou GehrigÆs disease, and its impact to ôa lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax.ö Despite the debilitating impact of the disease on Schwartz, he refuses to give in to despair and instead shares his lessons of living well with Albom. In so doing, we are presented with SchwartzÆ philosophical and courageous confrontation with death, one that illustrates that dying is not to be feared so much as improperly living. Albom, a former student of SchwartzÆ, returns to his mentor he calls ôcoachö each Tuesdays for philosophical discussions of life, love, family, wealth and a number of other issues that impact all of our lives. In doing so, Albom (1997) initially believes his beloved teacher and
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