Mitch Albom Human Touch Update On The
Readers of The Five People You Meet in Heaven will recognize the warmth and emotion so redolent of Alboms writing, and those who havent yet enjoyed the power of his storytelling, will thrill at the discovery of one of the best-loved. Last Friday, when.An allegory about the power of belief-and a page-turner that will touch your soul-Alboms masterful storytelling has never been so moving and unexpected. All free But I really want to update on the impact you’re already making. Albom joins CBS This Morning to discuss the endeavor.“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”'Human Touch' Ch 2 is here. His popular books include 'Tuesdays With Morrie' and 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven.' 'Human Touch' is free, and he is publishing one chapter online every week. Author Mitch Albom is writing a new story to raise awareness for coronavirus relief in his native city, Detroit.
24 hours later, I’d finished it. I just happened to have finished a book and I was intrigued. It was actually on my (very long) ‘to read’ list.
It’s good for your mental health, I promise you. And please read this book. And Mitch’s insights and reflections after made me realize that it’s so easy to focus on the wrong things in life.I’d like to share what I learned from Mitch and the late Morrie. Morrie’s humanity, strength, and wisdom touched me deeply.
He doesn’t have much time left.Mitch reminisces about his time with Morrie. Morrie is sick and suffers from ALS. Until he sees a documentary on TV in which his favorite professor is interviewed. Life happened and Mitch plunged into a life of working hard. They had a special bond and when Mitch says goodbye, he promises to keep in touch with him.Except he never did.
We’re teaching the wrong things. So many of the people who come to visit me are unhappy.”Morrie: “Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. Living unhappily is something else. It was time to resume his “classes” with his old professor.Morrie: “Dying,” Morrie suddenly said, “is only one thing to be sad over, Mitch.
I have to start from scratch. Although recently I turned my life upside down. And once they get it, there’s a brief moment of satisfaction, until their minds start worrying about getting the next thing.I’m guilty of this as well. Like a new car, another job, a promotion, buying a house, getting the latest iPhone.
When they are in trouble they hopefully turn to you. “You can’t substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship.”When you’re in trouble you turn to those you love. According to Morrie, one becomes fully human when they connect to the society around them. Good conversations, learning about a new culture, listening to someone’s life story. How do you want to live instead?“Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.”One of the things I’ve come to realize more and more in the last year is that friendship and being connected to other people (even strangers) gives me the most joy in life. 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.”Have you ever thought about this? Have you ever considered why you do the things you do? Why you crave new (material) things? What does it means to you when you get it? What do you think about our culture, about society? Do you agree with that way of life? If the answer to the last question is no, consider taking a look at your own values.
On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.”Last summer I did volunteering work at a children’s summer camp. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. This is invaluable.“Do the kinds of things that come for the heart.
It was hard work, but seeing those kids flourish and gain confidence filled me with pride.I had two boys whom I ‘mentored’ and the changes they went through were remarkable.Ostensibly a simple thing, but when was the last time you helped a stranger out? I need to make more time for this as well, even if it’s only once a month.I sometimes volunteer at a soup kitchen like concept. I’ve never experienced anything like that before. It was our job (under the supervision of psychologists) to work with these kids, help them boost their confidence and prepare them for high school.
If we saw each other as more alike, we might be very eager to join in one big human family in this world, and to care about that family the way we care about our own.”We all have different ways of life, that’s what makes people unique. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women. Normally I would never interact with them, but I heard painful and both wonderful stories while I was enjoying the meals with them.“The problem, Mitch, is that we don’t believe we are much alike as we are.
Be compassionate to strangers too. Especially — but not exclusively — to those closest to you. I know, if only it were that simple.Show compassion. So how different can we be?”.In our true and humble essence, we are the same no matter what story other people try to make you believe.
After that, he tells about his friend, Stein, who was going deaf. Morrie jokes that people can still ask him yes or no questions. What have they ever done to you except for being not ‘like you’? As humans, we’re always stronger together than when we’re divided.In the television interview, Morrie is asked how he will teach when he will lose his ability to speak.
You don’t need speech or hearing to feel that.”Wow. We had thirty-five years of friendship. Morrie answers: “We will hold hands and there will be a lot of love passing between us.
All the things we should have done. For all the things we didn’t do. Even from allowing to feel themselves like that.What happens if we open up more like this? I’d like to live in a world like that.“We need to forgive ourselves. Most people will shy away from saying something like that.
I’m getting there more and more. To care about yourself, to accept and respect who you are. But because we punish ourselves for being afraid, we start hating ourselves.It’s hard to fully love yourself. Fear and courage battle it out every day and usually fear wins. ”This is an ongoing battle in our minds. That doesn’t help you when you get to where I am.
Like caring for strangers too as I mentioned before.Even though I’m currently not in a relationship and have never been married, the following piece of advice from Morrie struck me big time. It’s about loving your friends, family and other members of your community. It’s not only about loving your partner in life. And it’s true what everyone says, once you (start to) love yourself, it’s easier to love others.“Love is when you’re as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.”Love can manifest itself in many forms.
If you can’t openly talk about what goes on between you, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don’t know how to compromise, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. When applying this to my past relationships, one or two of these were usually missing.“There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don’t respect the other person, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble.
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