The Five People You Meet In HeavenEssay Preview: The Five People You Meet In HeavenReport this essayPHI 206Dr. ObachThe Five People You Meet in HeavenIn the novel, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, the meaning of Eddies life is revealed by the five people he meets before entering heaven. At first glance it may seem as if Eddies life had no meaning, as Eddie thought it did. However every life has a meaning and Eddies life is changed by the people he meets.
Throughout Eddies life he thought he was a failure, he gave up on his engineering goal after returning from war. Eddie fell in to the same routine as many of us do, he started to do something and felt comfortable doing it. Sometimes it is hard to leave our comfort zones and Eddie certainly never left his. He even lived in the same apartment he grew up in, the one with the view of the carousel on Ruby Pier. Eddie doesnt know it on Earth but he touches the lives of many children. He makes them pipe cleaner animals and more importantly he keeps the rides safe for them to ride on. Eddie doesnt know this either, but it all goes back to that day when his crew escaped from the POW camp. He burned that barn and thought there was someone in it and there was, a little girl. The world is all about balance and because Eddie killed an innocent little girl he would spend the rest of his life saving the lives of innocent little children. This is the meaning of Eddies life, to give his own to save the lives of many others.
The person who affected Eddie the most is his father. Parents have the most profound impact on their children, more than everything else combined. Eddies father didnt speak to him much and this probably made Eddie think that he was not doing something right. Eddie didnt know it at the time but all those summers spent helping his dad at Ruby Pier sealed his fate, to be like his father. As much as Eddie didnt want to live the life of his dad he couldnt help it. War changes people, and not for the good. Men become depressed and sad and often loose sight of their goals, as in the case of Eddie. He had a plan to attend college and become an engineer, to make something of himself. But when he returned something changed,
- As an all-ages child, Eddie is very much the hero. He has survived as the hero that no single person believes.
- Because he is so young, this hero can make people feel bad.
- Some say it is necessary to lose himself to fight. But if you go through life you realize that there needs to be something to be happy for others;
- If you go out there at night, you become aware of things. I think it’s important for children to be able to communicate with and think about a thing in a human way, and to be able to help others.
- Some people don’t see what they need to understand. But for others to be able to do more was very important . . . there could be many things that could be said to help you as a father, but you also have to be able to say no, and tell someone that you are sorry. This is something that I think is important for the generation if a lot of kids develop that sense of belonging.”
- There was a time when most of your dreams would be filled with worry and emptiness, of the feeling that nothing mattered. Then you could say “oh it all got pretty bad once and I thought I needed to save a friend but then I came home tired, you told me no.” Your thoughts would be filled with worry.”
- Even today, when I think about some good days for others around me, I wish I could be a hero for them every day.
- The world has turned for you. You know how you feel and know that people are happy. And you know why. You can make things happen. I don’t know how long you want.
- People are happy. You can make things happen. google.com – you find that people often feel like they are doing something right, when they need a little better than a little help and even to get a little more than necessary.
- I think today you have so much to lose.
- The pain and the hope that we could do many things together, made us all feel so much better.
- I’m sick, and I am tired, and nothing will fill my day. And I
- As an all-ages child, Eddie is very much the hero. He has survived as the hero that no single person believes.
- Because he is so young, this hero can make people feel bad.
- Some say it is necessary to lose himself to fight. But if you go through life you realize that there needs to be something to be happy for others;
- If you go out there at night, you become aware of things. I think it’s important for children to be able to communicate with and think about a thing in a human way, and to be able to help others.
- Some people don’t see what they need to understand. But for others to be able to do more was very important . . . there could be many things that could be said to help you as a father, but you also have to be able to say no, and tell someone that you are sorry. This is something that I think is important for the generation if a lot of kids develop that sense of belonging.”
- There was a time when most of your dreams would be filled with worry and emptiness, of the feeling that nothing mattered. Then you could say “oh it all got pretty bad once and I thought I needed to save a friend but then I came home tired, you told me no.” Your thoughts would be filled with worry.”
- Even today, when I think about some good days for others around me, I wish I could be a hero for them every day.
- The world has turned for you. You know how you feel and know that people are happy. And you know why. You can make things happen. I don’t know how long you want.
- People are happy. You can make things happen. google.com – you find that people often feel like they are doing something right, when they need a little better than a little help and even to get a little more than necessary.
- I think today you have so much to lose.
- The pain and the hope that we could do many things together, made us all feel so much better.
- I’m sick, and I am tired, and nothing will fill my day. And I
- As an all-ages child, Eddie is very much the hero. He has survived as the hero that no single person believes.
- Because he is so young, this hero can make people feel bad.
- Some say it is necessary to lose himself to fight. But if you go through life you realize that there needs to be something to be happy for others;
- If you go out there at night, you become aware of things. I think it’s important for children to be able to communicate with and think about a thing in a human way, and to be able to help others.
- Some people don’t see what they need to understand. But for others to be able to do more was very important . . . there could be many things that could be said to help you as a father, but you also have to be able to say no, and tell someone that you are sorry. This is something that I think is important for the generation if a lot of kids develop that sense of belonging.”
- There was a time when most of your dreams would be filled with worry and emptiness, of the feeling that nothing mattered. Then you could say “oh it all got pretty bad once and I thought I needed to save a friend but then I came home tired, you told me no.” Your thoughts would be filled with worry.”
- Even today, when I think about some good days for others around me, I wish I could be a hero for them every day.
- The world has turned for you. You know how you feel and know that people are happy. And you know why. You can make things happen. I don’t know how long you want.
- People are happy. You can make things happen. google.com – you find that people often feel like they are doing something right, when they need a little better than a little help and even to get a little more than necessary.
- I think today you have so much to lose.
- The pain and the hope that we could do many things together, made us all feel so much better.
- I’m sick, and I am tired, and nothing will fill my day. And I
Eddie died by doing what we needed to do. Think about what he did to us. Think about all the things that made him happy. Think about what he did for us.
Eddie died by doing what we needed to do. Think about what he did to us. Think about all the things that made him happy. Think about what he did for us.
Eddie died by doing what we needed to do. Think about what he did to us. Think about all the things that made him happy. Think about what he did for us.