Red String of Fate

     The concept posed in Mitch Albom's book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, is a compelling theory. The argument that we are all apart of a continual and endless domino effect; perpetually being altered by an unmanageable and unruly force of nature. 

     I'm a definite believer in a predetermined destiny and all the wonderfully confusing things the universe has in store for us. For me, the idea of every human being interconnected is an amazing, ethereal belief. We are small and our abilities are limited, yet, we have the ability to make a significant affect on one another. 

     In the novel, Eddie and his fellow soldiers acted on a short and egocentric burst of anger and reduce the local village to ashes, not thinking of the possible repercussions. Their one way thinking caused a life to end prematurely.

     

     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 that we are a singular being. The earth is a foundation in which lives collide and make impressions on one another.

     There's a Chinese legend that says that the gods tie red cord around the ankles of people that are meant to meet one another in a certain situation or affect each other in some way. They call it the red string of fate. I think that's the kind of place we live in; a twisted, knotted mess of destiny.

     Maybe we'll untangle it someday.