Finding Meaning and Purpose in Mitch Albom’s, The Five People You Meet

The Five great deal You Meet In Heaven written by Mitch Albom tells about a man named Eddie and his experiences in livelihood and in paradise. During his journey in heaven he meet quint people. He learns how he has impacted the five lives while on earth. Eddie finds that his life did have true essence and purpose. antecedent to meeting the five people that he meets in heaven, he feels as if his life is worthless and has no meaning. Physically he is not in good shape, His left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. He used a cane to get around(2, paragraph 1). He feels stuck at a place with a job that he abruptly hates, He cursed his return for dying and for trapping him in the real life hed been trying to escape a life that, as he comprehend the old man laughing from the grave, plain now was good enough for him(128, paragraph 1). The one and only cacoethes of his life has died, I lost eachthing. I lost the only woman I ever loved(173, paragraph 9). The triump hs bring Eddie pass and pay off him feel as if his life did not go as he had planned.Although Eddie meets five people in heaven that try to help him to see his life, one of these people stand out above the rest. When Eddie meets Ruby, he has no idea who she is but she tries to help him try to understand and forgive his start out for the years of neglect and abuse. Once Eddie tried to stand next to his father and look at his cards, but the old man put down his cigar and erupted like thunder, smacking Eddies face with the back of his hand. Stop brisk on me, he said, Eddie neer got that close again(105, paragraph 2). As Eddie grows older, their nonexistent relationship does not change for the better Ruby helps Eddie with this clamber by showing him that... ... 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 everyday. And while their lips did not move, Eddie heard their voices, more voices than he could have imagined, and a peace came upon him that he had never known before(193, paragraph 3). Now Eddie knew, He finally knew the meaning and purpose of his life.Although it takes a long time, Eddie finds everything that he has been looking for to understand and be happy with his life. The Five mass You Meet In Heaven shows readers how every life has a plan. The plan might not be recognize until death, its possible that lifes experiences will be explained. Once the five people are met and differences are resolved, then comes peace.Works CitedAlbom, Mitch. The Five People You Meet In Heaven. New York Hyperion, 2003.