What do mitch and morrie have in common

Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder.

Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger? Mitch Albom had that second chance. It might be boring. It might turn out to be good. While reading this book, I came across a lot of lessons, which were universal in nature, but still, were of great importance. Therefore, below given are some of the lessons which Morrie taught me while he was giving personal life lessons to his student, Mitch Albom.

This book has not only made me learn about the important life lessons, but it has also made me realise that we, humans, are involved so much in competing and surviving, that we forget to live before we die. See more blogs. July 6, By Jayati Bhasin. Who did Mitch bring to meet Morrie on his tenth Tuesday visit?

His mother. Ted Koppel. Why did Mitch continue to bring lunch knowing that Morrie could no longer eat? Hope that they could eat lunch again one day.

For his visitors to eat. Bringing gifts made Morrie smile. It was a habit. According to Morrie, what is the most important value in friendship? Your belief in its importance. Never going to bed angry. Why did Mitch repeatedly slap Morrie? For giving him a bad grade. For stealing his book idea. To ease the pain in his back. To bang loose the phlegm. What did Morrie say a person needed to choose, and couldn't be told?

Their career, and their passions. Who to be friends with. Who they are, and what they value. How and when they die. Why does Morrie feel that we are more alike than we believe? We are all born, and then we all die. We are all human. We all have desires and dreams. We all need oxygen to breath. Where was Morrie when O. His bed. His toilet. Watching Nightline.

What first of Morrie's did the cameraman catch on tape? Morrie admitted that he was terrified to die. Morrie cried. Morrie admitted that he talks to God. Morrie said that life wasn't fair. What will Mitch do when he visits Morrie's grave? He will bring flowers. He will talk. He will listen.

He will read. What did the oxygen tube symbolize? Giving up. Second Chance. Who does Mitch bring up on the thirteenth Tuesday? His uncle. What did Mitch see on Morrie for the first time?

A tie. Stubble-hair growth on his face. Make up. When did Morrie die? August 14th. September 8th. October 12th. November 4th. Who was in the room with Morrie when he died? No one. His sons. His entire family. Why did Mitch say that it felt natural to talk to Morrie at his burial site?

It was under a tree. It was a Tuesday. Morrie told him he would listen. The scenery reminded him of Morrie. What did Mitch do with the advance money for the book?

Paid Morrie's medical bills. Donated it to ALS. Took Charlotte out to a nice dinner. Built a small memorial at Brandeis. Quizzes you may like. In what way? He serves on numerous charitable boards and has founded two charities in metropolitan Detroit: The Dream Fund, which helps underprivileged youth study the arts, and A Time to Help, a monthly volunteer program.

He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan. In , he began a lifelong career teaching sociology at Brandeis University. He continued teaching classes after he was diagnosed with ALS at the age of seventy-six, incorporating what he was learning about the meaning of life as he faced impending death. The shows were among the highest rated ever for "Nightline. Morrie was seventy-nine. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, sons, Rob and Jon, and hundreds of former students whose lives he influenced.

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