Moments That Count

        "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." To me, this quote means that everything happens for a reason. Meetings, accidents, tragedies and even random acts can change your life forever. These things happen to teach us important lessons, make us stronger, and teach us to appreciate small things so we don't take anything for granted. I think good can come out of even the worst tragedies.
          In the end, awful events happen for the greater good. Without these things life would be safe and comfortable but pointless and dull. In fact, these are probably the most important ones because you learn the most from them.
        We all experience death whether it be someone who you didn't know or someone you loved very much. In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie encounters it from a stranger that dies in a car crash to save him. He also experiences it from his wife who died of cancer. Both of these tragedies change the course of his life forever.
          The people you meet in your life can affect you by helping to create who you are and who you'll become. For example, your mother teaches you morals and responsibilities so that you can become someone respectable and achieve great things. Although you may not even realize it, every moment counts and every act matters.