Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom

“Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”; “Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others”;

“The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it.”

people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too—even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.”

‘There is no experience like having children.’

Don’t cling to things, because everything is impermanent.”

how we think, what we value—those you must choose yourself. You can’t let anyone—or any society—determine those for you.

“Every society has its own problems,”

“The way to do it, I think, isn’t to run away. You have to work at creating your own culture.