A Maze of Connections

      As we live our lives we go through a journey of twist and turns with paths that have people at every corner. These people can change our lives without us even knowing it and we can do the same to them. In The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, the Blue Man says, “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.” Our lives are connected to so many others and we could easily do one thing that can create a ripple in others life. We may not realize it but these upsets in other peoples’ lives are going on all around us. So we should be careful with what we say or do with others lives because it could just come back on us.

     The Five People You Meet in Heaven, really touches on the thought that what we do in our lives not only affects us, but also others around us. From the story it reads, “They were there, or would be there because of the simple, mundane things Eddie had done in his life, the accidents he had prevented, the rides he had kept safe, the unnoticed turns he had affected every day.” Eddie thought he had done nothing worthwhile in his life, but what he didn’t noticed was that he had keep so many young children safe. Lots of times we may do things that can have positive or negative consequences on not only us but others too but for some reason we don’t even seen notice this happening.

    Our lives are like a maze of connections with others running around looking for a way out and it can be hard to see that sometimes we hit a dead end. Sometimes when we hit a dead end and we don’t know why but it can be because of the people in our lives. Nothing is ever a coincidence and so when people come into our lives they may cause hurt and their most likely a lesson. Others can be a positive life lesson but all in all people will come into your life no matter what. It’s amazing to see how everyone is connected to each other in this life and the next.