Connected Together

Have you ever wondered what causes some things to happen? You might think it was just random or an accident? Well in the book “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” there is a quote that tells us “That there are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can a breeze from the wind.” This could mean a great deal of things. It all depends on the person who reads it, and there perspective. My view of this quote is that everything that happens happens for a specific reason, that every action taken there is a reaction, and even if you do not mean to affect others, you end up affecting them anyway, because we cannot be separated.

“That there are no random acts.” could mean whatever happens to someone in life happens for a reason and purpose, even though we might not be able to know why sometimes.  As from the book,  Jeremiah 29:11, ”‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” these things that happen to us are not intended to hurt us, even though they may hurt for a period of time. Overall these acts are to build us up and make us who are meant to be.  For this to happen it all depends on your actions in these times.

Your actions are what connect us all together. No matter if it is a big something or small. It affects someone whether it is someone close to you or a complete stranger. Every action that is done has some kind of aftermath. An example would be when Eddie saves that little girl Annie/Amy’s life. He pushed her out of the way from being crushed by the ride, resulting in Eddie getting crushed instead. His decision allowed the girl to continue living her life. However, it does not have to be something big like that. It could be a small favor. For instance, when Eddie made her a little pipe cleaner animal which made her smile. Eddie’s favor was not that big, but it had a big reaction, making that little girl happy.

Eddie, in those two examples, was purposefully meaning to affect someone else. Sometimes we affect people and don’t even mean to or know it. Like when Eddie ran into the street to get his ball, he almost got hit by a car. The driver of that car, the “Blue Man”, swerved out of the way and then had a heart attack from the adrenaline rush of the almost tragedy and died. Unknowingly, Eddie affected the life of the “Blue Man” when he ran into the street. This circumstance was obviously not  on his mind. Just as the quote says, it is our actions and their consequences that tie us all together. In conclusion there are no random acts everything happens for a reason, that we are all connected by our actions and reactions, and that you cannot disconnect one life from another.