1. When Albom writes that “all endings are also beginnings”, he is stating that even though one good thing in life ends, there will most likely be a new great thing in life to take its place. In this story, the phrase means that even though Eddie’s earthly life is ending, he is getting ready to experience the most wonderful thing anyone could ever experience which is heaven. One good example of this happening in my life is when I “graduated” Our Lady of Fatima to continue my education at St. Patrick’s. Even though I was sad to leave the place that I had spent six years of my life at, I was happy to go on to St. Patrick’s. Just like the phrase says this was a new beginning in my life that I enjoyed greatly.
2. Throughout the book I was intrigued by how people drastically different from each other, all ended up influencing Eddie’s life. Whether it was keeping him alive or giving his life purpose, each person was extremely important to Eddie’s existence whether he knew it or not.
3. The way Albom counts down Eddie’s last minutes on Earth makes the reader realize how much we should appreciate life. It truly shows how fast a life can go and how we should do what we …show more content…
The fourth person Eddie met in heaven was the love of his life, Marguerite. She chose her heaven to be a place full of weddings. I believe that she chose this place for the love. When a couple gets married they are at the peak of their relationship. They have found love and are happy as they can be. Eddie and Marguerite had a hard life. Many sad things happened while they were together like Eddie’s parents passing, Eddie’s PTSD and left-over emotions from the war, and ultimately Marguerite’s passing at a young age. They went through many hardships together and sometimes lost sight of this love that couples have at weddings. I think that Marguerite chose that place because she wanted to make up for the love that they had lost sight of. She wanted to feel how she felt on her wedding day with Eddie
2. Throughout the book I was intrigued by how people drastically different from each other, all ended up influencing Eddie’s life. Whether it was keeping him alive or giving his life purpose, each person was extremely important to Eddie’s existence whether he knew it or not.
3. The way Albom counts down Eddie’s last minutes on Earth makes the reader realize how much we should appreciate life. It truly shows how fast a life can go and how we should do what we …show more content…
The fourth person Eddie met in heaven was the love of his life, Marguerite. She chose her heaven to be a place full of weddings. I believe that she chose this place for the love. When a couple gets married they are at the peak of their relationship. They have found love and are happy as they can be. Eddie and Marguerite had a hard life. Many sad things happened while they were together like Eddie’s parents passing, Eddie’s PTSD and left-over emotions from the war, and ultimately Marguerite’s passing at a young age. They went through many hardships together and sometimes lost sight of this love that couples have at weddings. I think that Marguerite chose that place because she wanted to make up for the love that they had lost sight of. She wanted to feel how she felt on her wedding day with Eddie