Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

If you're like some fortunate people, you have enjoyed the company of an older, wiser friend or mentor; someone who has guided you, listened to you, and provided you with wisdom beyond your years. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from sixteen years before. Like Mitch, you may have lost track of this mentor as you made your way through the world, and as the insights faded, the world seemed …

…others, but to forgive yourself for things you meant to do, but never did. "Make peace. You need to make peace with yourself and everyone around you," Morrie said. Morrie's life was a tapestry of triumphs and failures, good times and hard times, a life well-lived, and finally a quiet death. Mitch Albom took us all on this journey with him, and I believe we're all better for having experienced it. I know I am.