Reading the book made me feel like I was also a student in Schwartz’s final class. “ Tuesdays With Morrie ” is a candid and profound book, with each page beaming with the warmth of unembarrassed love between a young man and his old mentor. Albom describes ALS and its effect on Schwartz’s body as “a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax.” Even though his death was imminent with each passing day, Schwartz decided to teach one last class to enlighten his pupil, Albom, with life’s greatest lesson. Schwartz reveals that he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, an unforgiving illness of the neurological system which had no known cure. Despite the long-awaited reunion, Schwartz, whose “eyes were more sunken … cheekbones more pronounced … and the sagging cheeks gathered up like curtains,” welcomed Albom with open arms and smiled “as if you’d just told him the first joke on earth.” This class had only one student: Mitch Albom.Īlbom, who graduated from Brandeis University in the city of Waltham, Massachusetts a couple of decades prior to Schwartz’s final class, felt guilty for not keeping his promise to stay in touch with his favorite professor.īurdened by the deaths of family members and the harsh reality of life, Albom decides to reconnect with his former professor 20-years after graduation to discuss life and death. Although grades were not given, the curriculum revolved around socializing and being a parental figure for Schwartz until his funeral was held in lieu of graduation.
Instead of relying on textbooks, the subject was taught from experience. The statement, “Death ends a life, not a relationship,” is one of many aphorisms passed down from an old, patient, and wise mentor to his young pupil.Įvery Tuesday, Morrie Schwartz, a sociology professor and passionate dancer, teaches his final class about The Meaning of Life.
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