Five Life Lesson: The Five People You Meet In Heaven

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“ The Five People You Meet in Heaven " is a story of five life lessons by five different people. The five lessons are taught to the main character. Eddie only personally met three of them, but the other two were in a big part of his life just did not release it. The five lessons can also have a big connection to us as readers as well. That's the main reason why" The Five People You Meet in Heaven " should be taught . A neither reason “ The Five People You Meet in Heaven “ is a book that should be read is because of the many life lessons that connect or relate to us. Though people believe that there are other books that we as readers can get a better understanding . The one life lesson that was taught which is good example was that we are connected

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