Toche Theory of Consequentiality

       For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is the first law of physics. Humans, being imperfect and often illogical, throw out the opposite and equal part, but the rest stays true. Now every choice comes with a consequence, although the consequences can vary greatly. They can be large or small, and they can affect people we know or people we have never met.                                  

       In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie affects two people he never knew in drastic ways. The first person he affects is a man who works as a side show for the Ruby Pier Park, known as the Blue Man. Eddie and his older brother are throwing a baseball when Eddie throws too high and runs in the middle of the road to get it. The Blue Man is driving a car and misses Eddie, killing himself to save Eddie. The second person is a young girl from the Phillipines. Eddie is burning down a village controlled by the Japanese when he burns this young girl's hut down with her in it. This just goes to prove that a simple or large action can hurt others you do not know.

       Eddie also hurts a person that he does know, that being his wife. Eddie is at a horse race and began betting to get extra money against his wife's wishes. His wife is worried he will waste money, but as she is driving a young teen tosses a bottle into the road unaware that Marguaruitte is driving there. The bottle hits her windshield and causes her to wreck. This causes Eddie and his wife to lose the baby they were trying to adopt and a lot of their money from hospital bills.

       The theory of consequentiality states that you can never predict the full extent of the consequences of your actions. The best you can do is to be careful with your words and deeds.