Eddie's journey in heaven is coming to a close. He is transferred from Marguerite's heaven to a place where children are playing in a river. Eddie wishes he could spend more time with her, even if it was just a few seconds. One child stands out from the rest, she calls him over. They communicate and Eddie learns that her name was Tala and she was the fifth person Eddie will meet in heaven. After Eddie escaped from the captors, he burns a hut down. Eddie saw a shadow, he tried to go in and save whoever was in there. The Captain shot him in the leg because it wasn't Eddie's turn to die. This gave him nightmares and feeling of guilt after coming home from the war. The war made him who he was even leading up to his death. We learn that there in fact was someone in there, it was Tala. Eddie learns that he did save Amy or Annie and Tala was the one who brought Eddie up to heaven. Tala teaches Eddie that it is important to move on from pain and also not to think that your life doesn't matter. Eddie thought that as a maintenance worker he didn't matter and if he died he would leave without making and impact on the world. In fact he saved many lives by fixing the rides without knowing it. After learning this Eddie accepts that he didn't waste his life. He washes the burn wounds from Tala in the river until she is the healthy little girl she was when he first laid eyes on her.
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AuthorThe author of the Five People You Meet in Heaven is Mitch Albom ArchivesCategories |