Blog Assignment # 1

The quote, “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,” to me, basically means that everything that happens in our lives is meant to be, whether we want to believe it or not. This quote is also saying that in some way everyone’s lives are connected and it’s impossible to change or to become unconnected. Whether something good or bad, as in life or death, or sickness and health, is happening to you, someone you may have never met in your life is always either benefiting or suffering. Everything we do in life as humans, whether it’s making a small mistake, telling a lie, making a sacrifice, getting in an accident, or even something as simple as laughing, can affect just one person or maybe even hundreds of people. Like in this book, Eddie had no idea who The Blue Man or Ruby was until he got to heaven and realized that The Blue Man basically sacrificed his own life for Eddie to live and that Ruby made Eddie’s life, without her he would be who knows where, but he wouldn’t have a job and his life would be completely different. Everyday our lives are affected by people we have never heard of. Have you ever felt like it was the end of the world for you? While you were stuck in your own little world thinking about yourself did it ever occur to you that somewhere in the world your tragedy created a celebration for someone or that maybe some one was suffering worse than you? Well, if you have, good for you, and if you haven’t, I’m right there with you. Until I read this book, I never realized how much our lives were truly connected and that everything we do is affecting someone else. I would have never known that sacrifices are a part of life and that by making a sacrifice, again, helps another person significantly. If I would have had to answer this question before I  read this book my answer would have been, simply stated, everything happens for a reason, and go on to quickly sum that up in twelve sentences. But since I read the book, I can confidently say that this quote means, even if we don’t want to admit I, while we think our life can just end and no one would care or if we feel like the happiest person on the planet, someone, somewhere, in some way, shape, or form can be dying while we celebrate, or while we’re mourning someone else can feel the exact opposite because of us. It may be hard to understand, but it happens, and everything does happen for a reason. People’s lives are drastically changed everyday and we may not even be aware of it, but it affects our lives too. That is what this prompt means to me.