In only his second book, author Mitch Albom deals with a complex subject such as afterlife. Not only does he address such a serious subject but also urges you to introspect on life and its aftermath. Through The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the author conveys five important life lessons that fit every context and circumstance of life.
Eddie, having spent much of his life working as a maintenance man at an amusement park, considers his life rather insignificant. And it is with this belief that he goes to his grave on his 83rd birthday, as he dies trying to save a little girl from a falling cart.
After his tragic death, Eddie goes to heaven where he meets five people who share with him five nuggets of wisdom. As you go over the pages of this novella, these unexpected characters and events remind you of the interconnections of this world we live in – how each of our lives affects the lives of others; how the world is full of stories and all stories are perhaps part of one big story.
When in heaven, Eddie learns how every one of his actions has affected someone else’s life. One of the key lessons he learns on meeting the five strangers is the significance of making sacrifice. A crucial lesson that follows is the importance of forgiveness. The next person teaches him how lost love is the strongest form of love, even when separated by enormous distances. Eddie’s final life lesson is about the purpose of living.
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