Lives Intertwined

                The word connection is defined as a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else. The idea that all lives are connected is a widely debated one that varies from person to person. The book The Five People You Meet In Heaven is based around the central idea that you cannot separate one life from another.             

                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,” is used by the Blue Man to explain to Eddie that the small event in his life affected the Blue Man’s life greatly. Eddie lived his whole life with the belief that he never greatly affected anyone's life. When Eddie is taken through this chain of events in his afterlife he realizes that he was wrong. The book further explains that Eddie, a seemingly insignificant person in life, has an impact on plenty of people who he didn’t even know’s lives. This leads the reader to understand that nothing happens without consequence. Whether the consequence is placed upon you or someone else is believed to be upon the universe to decide. Therefore, everyone and thing in the universe has a relationship with each other. Every action whether small or large has a reaction somewhere else in the world.

                In conclusion, there are many signs that point to all lives being connected in some way, shape, or form. All lives are modeled to fit one another whether it be relevant to both people in the chain or not.