Book Report : Tuesdays with Morrie

Title : Tuesdays with Morrie
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher & Year : Anchor Books & 1997
Vocabulary :
so-and-so: 아무개; 무엇무엇
aphorism: 격언
accost: (당돌하게) 말을 걸다, 소리를 지르다
crinkle: 주름지게 하다; 꾸불꾸불하게 하다
scoff: 비웃음, 조롱
touchy-feely: If you describe something as touchy-feely, you mean that it involves people expressing emotions such as love and affection openly in a way which you find embarrassing and silly.
tend: 지키다, 망보다
smoke screen: 연막; (비유적) 위장
gobble: 걸신들린 듯이 먹다
levitate: 공중으로 뜨다
intravenous: 정맥내의; 정맥 주사의
atrophy: 위축증, 쇠약
insidious: 1. 남을 함정에 빠뜨리려는, 남을 속이는 2. 모르는 사이에 진행되는, 잠행성의
sloppy: 진흙투성의
indecipherable: 판독하기 힘든, 읽어도 뜻을 알 수 없는
Reflection :
'Tuesdays with Morrie.'
Frankly speaking, I started to read this book expecting nothing from it. It seemed to be just another book filled with endless reiterations about things like, life and death, meaningful life, life with purpose, and all those kind of stereotyped gibberish. I'd had enough of those kind of books. I wasn't inspired at all, I just found them worthless in real life. Then I concluded, that there were no answers to be provided in life; so why seek for it?
I've been living an extra-busy life since the entrance into high school, always under pressure of the overwhelming tasks. I was often vexed, fretful, and miserable. I hated it whenever my dad pointed out that my personality was changing in a bad way, because I myself was best aware of my internal, negative change. Dad's condemning-but-not-suggesting-a-realistic-solution didn't really help, and I felt myself deteriorating even more.
It was then when Morrie came.
He said to me that I was being shortsighted; that I should stop being obsessed with trivial, materialistic things; and that I'd have to make more room for some more spiritual things. He told me not to be urgent. He told me to look around and feel the more important things in my life instead - things like loving relationships.
Even though his messages weren't that far from "stereotyped", they were special for me. Maybe because of the adequate timing for me, but that's not all. Morrie was different because he was actually demonstrating the things he suggests us to do. It was ironic that he, who couldn't even wipe his own bottom, was always so optimistic about his situation when I was lamenting over myself so much during the most active and lively period in life. As I read through, I was earnestly wanting to be like him. I knew that he was wholeheartedly interested in his pupil, so I was always willing to be one.
He used to say that death is a natural thing.
However I saw myself sobbing a lot when he stopped breathing. Morrie was an unusual teacher who taught me so much; It was sad to lose him.
This book held no answer for my life just like every other book; After all, there is no answer provided in life. But it made me think about it very deeply, and I'm sure that was enough to make a change in myself.
Even though I'm still immature and still have way to go, I show my strong appreciation to Morrie, for he has let me know the depth of life better than before.
I wish many others, especially those who live day-by-day pressing life, could also meet Morrie and find placidity in their lives.