Blog Assignment #1 Works of Art

        Mitch Albom, the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, had a purpose when he wrote the story. He was trying to reach his readers and teach them an important lesson. "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." This quote simply explains that everything in life happens for a reason. God is like a great artist. The artist takes their time and each stroke is thought out and carefully placed. Like the artist, God makes each decision carefully and thinks about what's best for each person. All of these careful strokes eventually turn into a wonderful work of art. The works of art can be compared to a person and their life. God's careful decisions make each of us who we are. The artist eventually makes more works of art and they turn into a collection of pieces. The pieces are connected by similarities in the artist's style and vision. God connects each person like a piece of his own collection and nobody can separate themselves from God's collection. There are dark and bright spots in every piece of art, but they always meet the artist's expectations. God, like the artist, is always proud of his end results. We as viewers and humans sometimes don't always see the vision the artist has in mind, but it all makes sense in the end. Mitch Albom was trying to tell us that we can't choose our fate and the piece of art we turn out be is God's choice.