Someone gave me a copy of "Tuesdays With Morrie" when my spouse had ALS. I did NOT recognize the "ALS" that Morrie had--he could actually speak!! ...at length even... about what everyone should know if they've been paying any attention to the world around them... by the age of 60 at latest. The banality of the thing shocked me; it seemed a $$ grabbing work. And still does. But I didn't say that to the well-meaning person who handed it to me. We are all so different.