There are no Random Acts

       "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." What this means to me is that everything someone may or may not do ultimately affects the people around that person, and not only the people around that person but every person to ever live after that. The choices we make and the things we do have consequences and effects on others and on ourselves. One decision we make, right or wrong, can affect the outcome of another person's life. One decision another person makes can affect our lives. What the quote is saying is that no act is just a random act that does not have any effect on anyone else. Rather, every single decision, action, choice, or move we make has a direct effect on everyone, not just ourselves. One thing we do may help someone and cause him or her to help someone else, and the chain, so to speak, continues on and on with another person having a positive effect on someone else. The chain could also have a negative effect on others. Often times, we are unaware of affecting someone else's life, just like in the story how Eddie had no idea about him being the reason of The Blue Man's death. This particular quote makes me think about life in a bigger picture. I am not only living for myself. I am living for all the people around me and all the people to ever live. Every choice I ever make possibly has an effect on millions of others. That is crazy to think about. No matter how big or how small the act is, it has an effect on everyone. This makes me feel more responsible for my actions, knowing that they affect everyone, not just myself. The next time I am faced with a decision, I will remember to make the right one, because it may have a tremendous effect on someone's life, and possibly millions of more people's lives.