The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The title of the book that I am reviewing is The Five People you meet in Heaven, written by Mitch Albom. This book tells the story of a man who begins his journey to heaven and along his way he met five people who made a great impact to him when he is still alive. These people also teach him the five essential lessons that a person must have in their lives which are; all people are connected to one another, the value of forgiveness, the value of asking for forgiveness, the value of sacrifice and the value of love.  

The world indeed is round; we are all connected to one another. In the book, Eddie met the first person that gives an impact to his life; the “Blue man” which teaches him the lesson about all people in the world is connected to one another because in the story the blue man sacrificed his life just to save the little boy which is Eddie who is playing at the street.  The story also teaches the readers about love and this thing remains in the person until they die. This lesson agrees with what I believe because love forever remains in the heart of a person and it continues until that person dies and begins their journey to heaven. Love never fades away, as what Marguerite says to Eddie, “Life has to end, but love does not”. 

My personal view when it comes to forgiveness has changed after I read the book. The book teaches me the value of forgiveness. Despite how big or how small the thing that a person did bad to you, you should still forgive them. We must always remember this, if God, can forgive all of us, despite how big or small our sins, how much more to an ordinary people like us. In the story Eddie learned to forgive his father despite his father violently abuses him.

As I read the book I also learned the value of sacrifice, in the story the persons who made sacrifices were the blue man and the Captain. The blue man in the story sacrificed his own life so that he can save Eddie during the car accident and the Captain risks his life in order for Eddie to be saved from the fire during the World War 2. Both of them made big sacrifices in order to save Eddie. Sacrifices don’t just circulate in risking oneself. Another way of sacrificing is like the things that our parents did to us; they sacrifice their time and all other things so that we can have a good life. We must be thankful to them, by just simply saying “thank you” and “I love you” will give a great impact to them.

The moral values taught in the book do relate in my family and in the society that I belong to, in a way that everyone in the family must not just think of their selves only but also for the benefit of the whole family. It is related because in a family you must learn to forgive one another and continue with what you and your family pursue, also instill within the family the value of Love. Love binds all the members of the family to one another in order for them to be together forever.

The book taught me the idea on how a person dies, their journey after they die and forgiveness. For me the author of this book is very imaginative. He made a strong impact as I read every chapters of this book. The story is simple yet very sentimental. I would recommend this book to those people who doubt about their life and haven’t yet seen the sacrifices of other people to them. In the future, I will still read this kind of book because this kind of book teaches many people about life, and it do relate to a person’s day to day living.

Heaven indeed is a place where a person experiences no worries, pain and sorrows. In the story, Eddie’s unanswered questions in life were answered as he enters heaven. There he met the five people who help him realize all the moral values. Remember, God gives us only one life, that’s why we have to cherish it. Remove all the hatred in our hearts, instead put love onto it. Forgive all the people who made bad things at you. Remember, “You live only once, but if you do it right, once is enough” (Mae West).