Mrs. Dupuy's Reading Room

Everything Serves a Purpose

"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." These words were spoken to Eddie by the Blue Man to teach Eddie that everything, every act, every person has a purpose.

"That there are no random acts. . ." To me this means that there is a resaon every act is committed and  that every action has a reaction that will lead you to your fate. Life is not a game of chance. In the book this is expressed when the captain made the decision to run ahead of his escaping group. As a result of his actions, the captain ended up stepping on a land mine, clearing the path and saving the groupo from certain disaster.

". . . That we are all connected. . ." I believe that this means we are all bound by something greater than us all. This bind gives us the urge to do good things for each other. To help one another. During the ending moments of Eddie's life, he felt this urge. When the key lodged inside of Freddy's Free Fall, it slowly started cutting at the cable. As the cable broke, Eddie noticed the little girl standing helplessly under the falling cart. He then felt the necessity to jump out and save her. To help her. To risk his life to save her's because he felt the connection.

". . . That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind." In my mind this means that all people are the same, no matter their social class or economic status. No person is greater than another. Not all people feel this way, however. For the Blue Man, because of his tinted skin, he was considered a freak. He was abnormal to others. Some might even say he was strange. Though he was the same as everyone else, people saw themselves as better than he was. The Blue Man was exactly like them, it was a medical side effect that was beyond his control that caused him to be this way.

To sum this up, everyone is connected in life as part of a giant complex plan. To where if a person crosses paths with someone, they will play a significant role in their life. Whether it be good or bad. That every choice a person makes can impact a complete stranger tremendously. In simplest terms, what you do can change a person's life, because like in a pulley system, everything is connected.