The quote "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" means a lot to me. In the book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, Eddie and his brother are throwing a ball. The ball rolls into the street and Eddie went after it and stepped out in front of a car. The Blue Man dodges Eddie with his car to save Eddie's life, but in the process the Blue Man crashes and dies. They meet in heaven and he tells Eddie what happened and explained that it was meant to happen. Blue Man had to die in order for Eddie to live. Both of them didn't know each other but their lives were connected. This illustrates how this quote could be true. Anyone can have a big or small impact on another person's life without realizing it.
We are all connected to each other in some way or another. Whether it be by someone we know or the day to day communications we have had with many people. We all have an impact on each other's lives whether we know it or not. Life as we know it is very short and precious, and if we interact with someone at the wrong time or in the wrong way, their life could be impacted in a good or bad way or could also possibly be taken from them.
In junior high, I feel I may have impacted many students. Some were grades below me and some that were in the same grade. I feel they may have been impacted both by my actions and the things I may have said, be it good or bad. I may have not known all of them, but I would like to think that many of them looked to me as a role model and a leader on campus based on these interactions. The quote, "That there are no random acts. That we are all connected", means to me that we may not know everyone that we come in contact with, but that we all have an impact on other's lives without realizing it.
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