Two Sides to Every Coin

Two Sides to Every Coin

            People often say there are two sides to every story. The narrator of the story says “Take one story, viewed from two different angles.” I viewed this statement as connected consequences.

            As there are two sides to every coin there are two sides of every story. While Eddie was meeting the Blue Man in heaven he opened Eddie’s mind to the day when his birthday gift, a baseball, got thrown into the street. At the time the only consequence Eddie faced was having to go into the street to grab his baseball. Running out in front of a car, while the other side of the story has a completely different consequence, death. The Blue Man, who was driving the car Eddie ran out in front, slams on his brakes to keep from hitting the kid. After regaining control of the car he is full of adrenaline which makes his feeble heart beat at a rapid speed. This in turn causes the Blue Man to have a collision with the rear of a parked truck and die on site of the crash. If Eddie hadn’t been the cause of the Blue Man’s sudden death, he would never have met him in heaven or learned a valuable lesson.

            Another example from the story starts when, Nicky, a boy who just recently got his driving license, went to Ruby Pier with his friends where he lost his car key. I’m sure when Eddie heard the news of Nicky’s lost key he didn’t think it would mean himself dying. In conclusion we are simply all connected no matter what we may think is just a harmless act.

            Connected consequences leads mostly to bad things happening in this book, but in reality good can come from being connected in the real word to people who were caught in the cross fire. Being connected just as a breeze and the wind are can be very difficult. Eddie learned this lesson from the various people he meets in heaven.