這本書在2022年推出了25週年紀念版，在Booktube上多次看到有人分享這本書，書名引起了我的興趣。只知道這是教授與學生之間的故事，便開始閱讀。後來查了一下資料，才發現這本書正是那本大名鼎鼎的《最後14堂星期二的課》。當時猶豫是否繼續閱讀，因為印象中這本書似乎屬於心靈成長類型，而個人對這類書籍並不特別感興趣。但既然已經開始閱讀，決定繼續看下去，看看會是怎樣的故事。結果證明，不應該被自己先入為主的想法所局限，否則就會錯過這本好書。 故事講述的是作者Mitch與大學教授Morrie，在 斷了16年的聯絡後重新相遇。此時的Morrie已經患上重病，生命所剩無多。每週二，Mitch會去Morrie家中，聽他講授關於人生的課程。Morrie所分享的內容或許並不算創新，但在忙碌、單調的日常生活中，這些課題卻成為了珍貴的提醒。提醒自己Be kind, be loving and be compassionate。閱讀過程中，我的情緒不禁湧上心頭，甚至有些時候，我也無法理解為何眼淚會不自覺地流下。 “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” “So many 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.” “Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.” "Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent.”