One part I found especially comforting was that when Eddie was with his wife, he was able to stay as long as he wanted. It could have been days, weeks, years, or decades. My first husband died in 2001 and I pretty much felt like Eddie, Rich was my soulmate. I do believe that life goes on after death because I got some communications from Rich. Anyway, it's comforting to think I can be with him again.
As I read the book (and I really like the concept how one small action can influence so many other lives) I wondered if a soul can be one of the five only ONCE or maybe more? What I mean is, maybe Eddie would meet more than Annie in heaven, if that makes sense. Maybe the Captain saw more souls than just Eddie ... does that make sense? Cassie On 5/5/05, Sandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re:The Five People You Meet in Heaven > > ~I read it, I could discuss! > > Jen > > > ~Me, too, just finished it as well and loved it! > > Cassie > > > Me three! I've already passed it on to another BC'er and have recommended > it to several people. > I really enjoyed this book a lot, it gave me a lot to think about. I > especially liked the author's take on heaven even if it doesn't mesh with my > own ideas of what we face at the time of death. I did, however, try to > imagine what I would want as my heaven if I had the choice. I honestly > haven't been able to come up with an answer to that. I suppose you have to > live your life all the way through to know. My own beliefs on heaven aside, > it was nice to read something different from the ususal 'floating on clouds > with angels and harps'. I would like to believe that if there is an > afterlife that it provide some education or explanation into the purpose of > this life beyond what we already recognize. I would hate to think that once > we're done here that we are to just float around in a state of eternal > bliss...how boring! I like the idea of no perception of time as well. > Eternity is not something I would like to face if I had to do so with a > conscious awareness of its endlessness, no matter how pleasant the time may > be. The relationships between him and his five people are what I found > most interesting. The fact that we all have these unknown connections to > others, and that we never really know everything about even those we are > closest to, is what made his story believeable for me. > > Sandra > penguinlady930 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Have you told a friend today? > http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > Archives and email list settings: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." -e. e. cummings ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
