tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Courtesy of Siu Hang from Department of Crappy Engineering:

Just finished reading this book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. It is a true story about the author's last lesson with his dying professor Morrie Schwartz, 16 years after they last saw each other at Mitch's college graduation.

This final class is on meaning of life, topics include the world, feeling sorry for yourself, regrets, death, family, emotions, aging, money, love, marriage, culture, forgiveness, and saying goodbye.

One paragraph I find quite meaningful (actually the whole book is meaningful):
If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble.

Here are reviews from amazon.com.

tstar's note: You can also read the original review here at Siu Hang's blog.