Morrie: In His Own Words / Morrie Schwartz

RATINGS

Overall: 5/ 5 stars

Text Level: Easy

Entertainment: High

Self-Help: High

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Inspirational, Memoir, Philosophy

Page Count: 127

Is this book right for me and my inmate?

Inmates and their families feeling the emotion of giving up from struggling with the current limitations of the reality of incarceration, can gain hope reading this book.

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Review By: Blackbird (Inmate)

Wisdom and life lessons for dealing with painful change and letting go.

Life incarcerated can often feel like the end of life as a whole. I know for myself that I go through this feeling frequently. The feeling that life has slipped by me because I am in jail and the opportunity for what would be considered a successful life is now just a lost dream. This is a real struggle I go through often as I try to make terms with my new current reality. Morrie Schwartz's words and thoughts in this book have given me a feeling of peaceful hope that I think can help others in a similar place to me.

Morrie Schwartz is best known for the best-selling book, Tuesdays with Morrie, where we met an elderly college professor suffering from ALS trying to share his final thoughts of love with the world. This book is a personal continuation of the book, where Morrie goes into greater depth about letting go of the emotional pains of sorrow and regret, while still finding meaning in life until the very end.

This book was amazing to read as a person currently incarcerated. I was reminded over and over by Morrie that life doesn't always change the way we wanted to, but we have the chance to constantly find joy and purpose in it if we were willing to look. It might seem like the end of the road for many of us in jail, and the easiest thing we can do is give up. But Morrie reminds us that with a loving support network in the belief that we still have value to offer others, we can make it. I spent a lot of time in self-pity when I first got to jail concentrating on all I thought I lost. This book helped me see how much there is still left to gain and maybe it can do that for you too.

Book Quotes

“Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself. Be generous, decent, and welcoming.”

“Resist the temptation to think of yourself as useless. It will only lead to depression. Find your own ways of being and feeling useful.”