THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN- MITCH ALBOM

Reading, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom was very enjoyable. I enjoyed Mitch albom's writing style and word choice. Despite being continuously distracted by outside interference, I never lost interest in the book. As I read, I conveyed numerous of emotions as I continued to grow close relationships with the book's characters. Because the book was so powerful, I was determined to continue reading because I was so interested in reaching the ending.

This book was exceptionally enjoyable because it had dual meaning. Not only was the literal story satisfying, but the powerful life morals touched me. Mitch Albom's lessons of Connection, Sacrifice, Forgiveness, Purpose and Happiness has altered my beliefs. I recommend this book very highly.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN- MITCH ALBOM

Eddie, again, has a new location. He sees various wedding ceremonies. He encounter two people: a young Filipino girl and his wife, Marguerite. Tala, the young girl, was in the burning house that Eddie was desperate to destroy. She explicates that because of him, she died. She was the dark figure within the flaming house that Eddie was so depserate to destroy. Consumed with sadness, Eddie hysterically tears. Despite being a mere child, she is vastly intelligent. She clams Eddie. Once he regains his composure, she elucidates his last lesson: Purpose. Eddie now realizes that he destiny was to save the little girl's life, just as he destroyed Tala's. He now knows that the "angel" who took Eddie from his body to Heaven was Tala. he returns to Ruby Pier. He sees a crowd of people. these people, were the people who would have died if Eddie did not work at Ruby Pier.

He then rejoins his loving Marguerite. She is waiting for him at Ruby Pier. They reunite and Eddie's heaven becomes Ruby Pier. Eddie is overjoyed and now realizes true happiness. When the little girl dies and she goes to Heaven, eddie will be one of her guardians.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN- MITCH ALBOM

Eddy is transported to his third guardian. She is an old woman named Ruby. She explains that her husband, Emile, built Ruby Pier, named after her, many years ago in order to please her. bewildered by her, he asks of how they are connected. She enlightens him, because of her, her husband built Ruby Pier, where he was employed, where the accident occurred, causing him to die. She then involves Eddie's father. She tells Eddie that, before he was born, his father tried to stop his friend mickey from committing suicide. Mickey betrayed his father's friendship by trying to seduce his wife, Eddie's mother, when his father caught him. She teaches him his thried lesson: foregiveness. Just as Eddie's father forgave Mickey, he must forgive his father for mistreating him.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN- MITCH ALBOM

After his encounter with the blue man, Eddie's instantly transported to an active battlefield. Eddie escapes the danger and reunites with his captain. They reacquaint themselves. imprisoned by Japanese soldiers, Eddie and his allies flee and destroy the Japanese village. Mentally unstable from recent hardships, Eddie violently destroys everything in sight. When he sees a dark figure in a burning house, Eddie tries to enter the house. even though his comrades try to restrain him he nearly reaches the dangerous obstacle. Protecting him, his captain shoots Eddie in the leg, a permanent scar. Angry, Eddie attacks his captain when he is enlightened by his act. however, the captain explains that he took necessary measures to avoid risking Eddie's life. Soon after, the captain is killed by a land mine and Eddie falls into deep lamentation. He forgives his captain, his second spiritual guardian who teaches his second lesson: sacrifice.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN- MITCH ALBOM

Eddie soul ascends from his lifeless body on Ruby Pier. his background continuously changes into multicolored paradise until he finds himself in endless white. Instantly, he feels rejuvenated: His body is virtually healed. He has returned to his physical, youthful peak. Overjoyed by his new found speed and strength, he finds a blue man. The blue man explains that Eddie recently died and that he is the first of five of Eddie's heavenly guardians who will teach him the morals of life. He begins by introducing himself as a man who was killed by Eddie. Baffled, Eddie is outraged by the stranger. He explains his story where he was a Polish immigrant who was naturally nervous and abused by his father. To cope with his nerves, he ingested silver nitrate that altered his skin into a blue pigmentation. Later in his life, he traveled to the United States where he was recruited into a freak circus at Ruby Pier. one day, on Eddie's 8th birthday, Eddie was playing baseball with his friends when his baseball fell on the street. Ignorant and inccent, Eddie carelessly chased after the ball, when the blue man was driving. The blue man nearly hit Eddie, but was able to manuvre himself away from the child. However, the incident caused him to lose control, crash and bleed to death. Stunned and guilty, Eddie demmands that he should "pay" for his sin. the blue man responds however by explaining that it was not his fault. He teaches eddie his first lesson: Everyone is connected.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN-MITCH ALBOM

In the book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven the main character, Eddie, is an 83 year old war veteran who works at a theme park known as Ruby Pier. Eddie is a hard worker, intelligent, popular, but retains numerous injuries from the Vietnam War. Eddie has worked at Ruby Pier for years, just as his father did. It is Eddie's job to maintain a productive and safe environment at Ruby Pier by operating and reparing broken machinery. As a child, Eddie used to enjoy Ruby Pier, however, nuturally, constantly working there has reduced his joy to dullness and frustration. He sees the more the theme attractions change, the more Ruby pier stays the same. However, he does enjoy helping children.

Today is Eddie's 83rd birthday. It is a warm, dark summer night. he reminisces his life: His good and bad times, his family and most significantly, his teen lover. Interrupted by a frantic shreik, Eddie realizes that theres a broken roller coaster. two of his workers are trying to repair the vehicle, but Eddie quickly realizes that if they snap the cord, the attractions will fall. Trying to warn his fellow employees, his voice is overwhelmed by the crowd. As the men cut the cord, the machine falls on an unsuspecting girl. frozen with fear, she's immobilized. To her rescue, Eddie was able to sacrifice his own life for hers, instantly killing her.