
Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
Cerita ni like, start with Eddie 83th Birthday, which is, dia left 1 hour before he died and leave the earth. He spent his time dgn mcm, Dominguez, fellow worker at his work place, Ruby Pier. Just a few minutes before he died, something happen. One of the carts at his place, were break free from the ride and falls to the pier. He saves little girl, named Tala but , he doesnt really know what happened, he just felt Tala's hand, but doesnt know that she's save or not. Then, he transfered to Heaven's life.
He met 5 person in heaven, and he learned something, from each of the person.
the first person Eddie met is, The Blue Man.
The Blue Man taught Eddie a lesson:
"There are no random acts; we are all connected."
2nd person he met is , The Captain.
The Captain, saves his life when Eddie was on service with army, he saves Eddie from running to a burning hut which can kill him.
Captain taught Eddie, that
"Sacrifice is the noblest thing you can do."
3rd Person : Ruby
Ruby , wife of Emile, the original owner of Ruby Pier, where Eddie works before he die.
Ruby Pier were created before Eddie was born.
Ruby Pier is actually, built by Emile.
Emile promised a amusement park for Ruby, just for Ruby.
Ruby helps Eddie understand the
" importance of forgiveness "
4th Person : Eddie's Wife , Marguerite .
Marguerite died when Eddie was 47, left him alone in lost, and Eddie didnt celebrate his birthday since that the day his wife and her mum passed away.
On Marguerite story, Eddie mumbles why and why and why Marguerite have to leave, because she's the only women that Eddie ever loved. But now, he's alone.
But Marguerite convienced him, that
" love never die, and true love endures forever "
On Earth, its called love. In Eddie's world now, its called
" lost love "
The last person that Eddie met, is Tala, the little girl.
Tala is from Asian! She speaks Malay, well, she spoke Saya , HAHA
Tala reveales to Eddie, that his life has a purpose : to maintain the safety of each person that came to Ruby Pier.
From this novel, Tala proves, that,
" life do have a purpose, vision, and kindness in someone heart "
This story ends just like that.
I read it fr two days, and it was AWESOME :)
you should try it !