Book Suggestion: Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)

Marcia527 said:

I had not heard of this book
I had not heard of this book but I googled it and it was made into a movie and has study sheets. Someone thinks a lot of it! I didn't like the quote at the end of wikipedia-"when you're in bed, you're dead." I know it's a symbol but...

Marcia,
you HAVE to read it. It's a very quick read. 200 pages and they are 3/4 size. It really gives a great way to look at and accept what EVERYONE on the planet has to look forward to.
;-)

Marcia527 said:

lol Phil! Are you trying to
lol Phil! Are you trying to convince me by how short it is and large print? How did you know my attention span has decreased and my eyesight too?

I'll check and see if they have it at the library.

P.S. I just contacted my library (catalog is online-an't technology great) and they have two copies! so I put one on reserve. You want a book review?

:-)
I have a very hard time finishing books. I thought it was the actual "reading" part but I do the same thing when I get them on CD.

LOL, I didn't realize how I worded that, it must have come across like I didn't think you'd make it through it!

-p

chenheart said:

Tuesdays With Morrie
I read this book when it first came out...waaaaay BC! I recently read another book of his, "Have a Little Faith". It is about his childhood rabbi, now old, who asks Albom to write his eugoly (Albom fell away from the faith years before and is shocked, surprised and uncomfortable with this request).

It is intertwined with the account of another man Albom has come to know; a Black man who was involved in crime and made a bargain with God...the typical one of "if you get me out of this, I will serve you " kind of bargain. Only this time, the man was true to his word and started a church in his less than affluent neighborhood.

Also a small, easy read~ I like Albom both as a sports-writer and an author!

Never read it
He also wrote "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" which I have not read either. Two books to add to my list. I am reading Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With a Thousand Faces" right now and I just finished "Marathon Man".

I like Albom too

chenheart said:

I only know of "Marathon Man" from the old movie with Roy Scheider and Dustin Hoffman (or is that one "f'?) I sooo need a spell-check feature in here! I don't imagine it is the same, is it? What is " The Hero" about?

I am fascinated by and with this spirituality board~ I never knew it existed until this week, and I have been part of the CSN family since 2003! I love having my brain/heart stimulated and this seems just the place! Maybe CSN will include a Politics board too~ Rachel Maddow/Keith Olberman fans vs Glenn Beck/Fox News fans! The blood pressure elevating possibilites are almost as endless as the "My God Is Better Than Your God" arguments! I am soooo ready! LOL

Chen♥

The Two No-No's
They are one in the same. I found a copy of the book at my folks house lying around ($1.95. Obviously an old book!) I had enjoyed the movie so I thought let's read the book.

"The Hero With a Thousand Faces" is a book by Joseph Campbell. Are you familiar with him at all Chen? He was a noted scholar, educator, writer and much more who had a great interest in mythology and it's role in civilization. He's written a lot about the similar threads that run through modern religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) and through ancient myths of various peoples throughout time. Things like virgin births, resurrection, dying so others can be saved are common themes that date back way to ancient Indian tribes, Eskimo folklore, Mayans and other indigenous people, before they became part of more modern religions that they are more associated with. So I guess you can say he wrote about comparative religion too. He died in the 1980s. He had done a very interesting program/interview on PBS called "The Power of Myth" with Bill Moyers. I find it all very interesting to see that many things that I always thought were more modern and part of Christianity for example actually date back way before that time. With so many beliefs out there I find looking at them to see how they are similar very interesting. It show me that we have an intrinsic need to have things explained to us so we have since the beginning of time had something hard-wired into us to create explanations for it.

So in short, the Hero...(which I just started) is looking at God (or whatever label one wishes to put on that Being) and how it's been around in culture and mythology since the beginning of mankind.

This is a very good board. It was created as a place for people to talk about religion, spirituality and meditation and how those things helped them get through cancer.

Politics! You betcha!
Glenn Beck? Bring 'em on
-phil ;-)

Marcia527 said:

I have the "Five People"
I have the "Five People" book. I bought it because at a chemo treatment another lady had the book and it had a ferris wheel on the cover. I had a dream that women dressed as candy stripers got me away from the cancer (which was at a house) and told me I'd be safe at the ferris wheel across the street. I had not had surgery yet.

I liked the book but it's sad in parts.

Sad
I found Tuesdays With Morrie to be sad too but it also celebrated his life which I found to be uplifting.

I find there is much out there that can be inspiring for me even the sad parts. It's all part of the circle of life.
-p

sal314 said:

Tuesdays with Morrie
Yes I read it and loved it! I agree, it was sad, but also taught you some many lessons and the fact that you have to be thankful for the time you have and make the most of it!

Sally

From the book
I like this quote a lot.
"The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."
~ Mitch Albom

In the story, Morrie wasn't moping around waiting to die. I think it's a great attitude to have