Connecting With the Unknown

I believe "that there are no random acts of kindness." Whatever my actions are,they do effect the outcomeof something else. There is a quote in Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven that is perfect for what i am trying to explain. "That there are no random acts of kindness we are all connected. That you can no more seperate one life from another than you can seperate a breeze from the wind.(page 48)" This quote is greatly accurate, we are all together. We connect with people we are close to, like family, and not so close to, like a waitress. The simile comparing our lives to the wind is a wonderful representation of how we are so close. There would be no breeze without the wind. So, there would be no actions if it was not for ours. We are all on this journey of life together. Think of one thing you have done. Could have been yesterday, could have been four years ago. If you would have changed your actions, would you have changed someone's live?

Connecting the Dots

     "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 the breeze from the wind." This is stated by the blue man from the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven. This is the first lesson Eddie learns and for good reason. The blue man wishes to teach Eddie that birth and death are part of a whole. That it is apart of life when somebody withers to let another grow old. He wants to show Eddie that good can come from death because it just proves that another soul had survived.What this quote means to me is that there are no unplanned moments. Every person strides through life on a path planned for them. Every individual represents a dot on the paper of life that God has drawn out. We are all destined to make an impact on each others life whether for the best or worst, but in the end I believe that our connected souls will paint the most beautiful picture.

Life Connections

"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 a wind."

To me, it means that everything happens for a reason. That the cause and effect of anything that happens to you is attached to everyone, not just you. You cannot separate what happens to you, from someone else. Your life connects with your friend's life, and your peer's life, and maybe even a total stranger's life. We're all put on Earth with a purpose. Some, like Eddie in The Five People you Meet in Heaven, were born to save people. Not everyone's purposes are the same, but they all connect in some way. Like when Eddie set the hut on fire. He didn't know that he was killing Tala. But his actions affected her. Everything happens for a reason. Whether the outcome is good or bad. Ending in life or death. You can't change it, fate is fate. 

Life Connections: Why We're Here

    "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." In essence, every life is somehow connected to another and whatever you do in that life can have a big or small impact on someone else's existence. For instance: in the novel, Five People You Meet In Heaven, the group of boys didn't know that they were going to seriously injure someone else just by playing a game and having fun. However, they still played a huge part in Marguerite's life, even when she didn't know them and they didn't know her. Everything and everyone on Earth is here for a reason. No matter if they're here to prove a point, make a change, or just help someone else if their going through rough times. I believe that no one was or is born on Earth unplanned; everyone has a purpose of being here.  In other words, God has a plan for everyone and someone that you have never seen before could be that person that could take your life, or make it better; all according to God's ambition. Life isn't something to take for granted, it can be taken from you within a few seconds. In conclusion, a life on Earth can be greatly altered just by a small action you perform.

The Fragile Glass of Life

“That there are no random acts. That we are connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from a wind.”  Life in itself is like a map, and the people are the destinations. Every person, every life, every soul is interconnected in some way, whether it be directly or through another person. When I think of those words, the words that so perfectly capture the essence of life itself, I think of people and their lives as a glass window: if one piece of the window were to shatter, the pieces around it would fracture and shatter also. Both the map and the window are one of a variety of many different tangible objects that can be put to the use of describing the interconnection of each individual life. In the book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, Eddie runs out into the street, causing the Blue Man to wreck. The Blue Man could have just as easily hit someone else, whom could’ve been a nurse on the way to save someone’s life. Even something as small or insignificant as chasing a ball into oncoming traffic could impact a whole generation of people. The connection of souls is also very evident in the book, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, in which the protagonists have pasts filled with their decision to commit murder, which ultimately lead to their being targeted and put to justice by the antagonist. In conclusion, this phrase, to me, means that all lives are really a small piece of a bigger picture, and that one person’s actions, no matter how small, can damage or repair another person. This is what I refer to as the fragile glass of life.

No Random Acts

        "That there are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from the other than you can separate a breeze from the wind." To me, this quote means that everything is this world has a purpose in life. We all came to make a difference here on Earth. You can't stop what people are trying to do. We do things that have a meaning to it. That purpose changes the way anybody could look at you.
           The quote states, "that we are all connected." I say this mean we might not know a person but they have changed our life and made it better. For an example, in The five People you Meet in Heaven, Eddie meet a women name Ruby in heaven. He had never meet her before and because of Ruby and her husband Ruby Falls was built. If Ruby Falls was never built then Eddie wouldn't have meet the people he did. The quote tells something very true. Ruby changed Eddie's life and of that the two of them are connected.
               "That you can no more separate one life from the other than you can separate a breeze from the wind." To me this quote means that even though that many love ones are taking from your life doesn't  mean that you won't see them again. Eddie's wife, Marguerite, had died at a young age. She was taking from his life for forever, but once Eddie made it to heaven they would be together. We couldn't separate their lives from each other because they were going to find a way. Life might be taking from one another but surely it will find each other again.
               

             

Connected Prosperity

      "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 portrays that we are all inevitably conjoined. Unanimity is in the presence of each decision we make. Therefore, the actions of one person ultimately affect a lengthened chain of people. But although it is acknowledged that every cause has an effect, our minds cannot fathom the chain until it is nearly broken. Yet, we prosper by connectivity in the accepted sense of the word. For example, your shadow will never detach from your body. The silhouette may be indefinitely dark, but it continues to hold light to it. This is the only way it can prevail, just as we prevail on one another.
      In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie unknowingly killed the Blue Man. He initially did not understand why a stranger would sacrifice their life in order to save his. This act happened for a reason. Although it was unfortunate that the Blue Man deceased, Eddie was able to grow and live a fulfilled life. Recall that the Blue Man did not even know this young boy. The same scenario can be played out by the strangers we pass every day. It is like the merest breeze in the wind. They may not choose to go the same direction, but they are undoubtedly connected. For everything we do, there will always be a reaction. Whether that reaction will be superior or inferior is unknown, but fortunate are those willing to take that risk. This is why our lives are molded into a way in which everyone's realities are so diverse, yet so intertwined.
     For example, Eddie also did not know Ruby. But had it not been for Ruby and her husband, the amusement park at which his father maintained a job would have ceased to exist. If the park was never created, his father clearly would not have worked there. If that had been the case, Eddie would not have taken on the same job. And finally, his death would not have taken place at Ruby Pier. Therefore, one action continues to lead to another. Despite the lack of knowing each other, they were still linked.
     In conclusion, the quote above basically tells me that no acts are random and that we will always be connected in some way. For our lives are a collection of moments that ultimately boil down to the decisions we make. We are attached to this life on a thread that determines the fate of everyone and everything in its path. Thus, illustrating connected prosperity in all dimensions.