A Purpose for Everything

"That there are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind."

I feel the prompt illustrates how everything in life happens for a reason. Every decision and action we make has a purpose. Although we may not know it when we make a decision, it doesn't only affect ourselves. We affect people and are affected by people as well. If one of the smallest characters in your life did not exist, it could affect you in the biggest way. You may or may not discover in Heaven how some of the simple decisions you make everyday can affect a stranger in your life. For example, in the novel, The Five People you meet in Heaven, the character, Ruby, decides to work as a waitress. If it weren't for her simple decision, Eddie would have never had the job he had at Ruby Pier; therefore, the accident causing his death would have never occurred. Ruby met Emile while working, which led to their marriage. Their marriage later concluded to Emile building the amusement park, Ruby Pier, for Ruby. Even though this occurred before Eddie's time, and Eddie had never met Ruby, it still affected him majorly. The decisions we make connect us to others just as we are connected to others by their decisions.