Blog Assignment #1

       "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 the breeze from the wind." This quote, from The Five People You Meet in Heaven, to me, means that everything we think of as random, is actually part of God's incredibly intricate plan. Our actions are much like throwing a pebble into a pond. Even after the initial splash of the pebble, the ripples that were caused keep going. They become smaller, and eventually fade, but not before they have an effect on the pond. The bigger the pebble, the more ripples it causes, but we forget that even a very small pebble will make some ripples, too. Every ripple will affect the next, just like our actions. There is no way to stop lives from being interconnected, because that's how God meant it to be. A smile can make another person's day a little better, and a frown can make it a little worse. There will always be times in our lives where we question our importance, but if we could only see how many people's lives we've helped, directly or indirectly, I honestly believe that question would be close to nonexistent. That is what the quote, and for that matter, the book, is all about. We all have the power to impact someone else, and at some point, we will. The question is, have you made a positive or negative impact?