Tuesdays with Morrie：An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

Maybeitwasagrandparent,orateacher,oracolleague.Someoneolder,patientandwise,whounderstoodyouwhenyouwereyoungandsearching,helpedyouseetheworldasamoreprofoundplace,gaveyousoundadvicetohelpyoumakeyourwaythroughit.ForMitchAlbom,thatpersonwasMorrieSchwartz,hiscollegeprofessorfromnearlytwentyyearsago.Maybe,likeMitch,youlosttrackofthismentorasyoumadeyourway,andtheinsightsfaded,andtheworldseemedcolder.Wouldn'tyouliketoseethatpersonagain,askthebiggerquestionsthatstillhauntyou,receivewisdomforyourbusylifetodaythewayyouoncedidwhenyouwereyounger?MitchAlbomhadthatsecondchance.HerediscoveredMorrieinthelastmonthsoftheolderman'slife.Knowinghewasdying,MorrievisitedwithMitchinhisstudyeveryTuesday,justastheyusedtobackincollege.Theirrekindledrelationshipturnedintoonefinal"class":lessonsinhowtolive.TuesdayswithMorrieisamagicalchronicleoftheirtimetogether,throughwhichMitchsharesMorrie'slastinggiftwiththeworld.这是一个真实的故事：年逾七旬的社会心理学教授莫里在一九九四年罹患肌萎性侧索硬化，一年以后与世长辞。作为莫里早年的得意门生，米奇在老教授缠绵病榻的十四周里，每周二都上门与他相伴，聆听他最后的教诲，并在他死后将老师的醒世箴缀珠成链，冠名《相约星期二》。作者米奇·阿尔博姆是美国著名作家、广播电视主持人，对于他来说，与恩师“相约星期二”的经历不啻为一个重新审视自己、重读人生必修课的机会。这门人生课震撼着作者，也藉由作者的妙笔，感动整个世界。本书在全美各大图书畅销排行榜上停留四年之久，被译成包括中文在内的三十一种文字，成为近年来图书出版业的奇迹。