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1、NoOneisAnIslandThebookreportoftheFivePeopleYouMeetintheHeavenEveryonehashisownperceptionofheavenandtheyshouldallberespected.MitchAlbompresentshistouchingportrayofparadiseintheFivePeopleYouMeetintheHeaven,orinhiswords,”aguess,awish“MitchAlbom,theFivePeopleYouMeetinth
2、eHeavenaboutthelifeafterdeath.ThepointofthestoryistoassitthoseliketheEddieinthebookandAlbom’sreal-lifeunclealsonamedEddie(towhomthebookisdedicated)feelunimportanttorealizetheirlivesreallymatterandareworthyofappreciation.Surprisingly,thestorybeginsattheend,withEddied
3、yingonhis83rdbirthday.Eddie,orasotherscalled,Eddiemaintenance,wholiveswhathebelievesdailydum-drum,tediousdailyroutine”hearingtroublesinthespitsandstutters”MitchAlbom,theFivePeopleYouMeetintheHeaven,jumpstopushayounggirloutofthepathofthefallingcarwhenoneoftheridesbre
4、aksandhegetskilled.Afterawakeningintheafterlife,heencounters5differentpeoplewhobearrespectivesignificanceofwhichwerenotevidenttoEddiewhenhewasaliveandisawakenedtoseewhatReallyhappened.Throughtheblueman–thefirstpersonhemeetsinheaven,whowaskilledindirectlybyEddie,hele
5、arnsoftheinterrelationshipofalllives.Heisinformedthattherearefivepeoplewaitingforhiminheaven,knownbyhimornot,whoallcrossedhispathandaltereditforever.AnditoccurstomeapoembyJohnDonne“ForWhomtheBellToll”.“NomanisanislandEntireofitselfEverymanisapieceofthecontinentApart
6、ofthemainIfacloudbewashedawaybytheseaEuropeisthelessAswellasifapromontorywereAswellasifamanorofthyfriend’sorofthineownwereAnyman’sdeathdiminishesmeBecauseI’minvolvedinmankindAnd,thereforeNeversendtoknowforwhomthebellstollsIttollsforthee”JohnDonne,http://zhidao.baidu
7、.com/question/242210191.htmlInsomerespects,themoralofthepoemisconnectedwiththefirstlessonEddiehaslearntthat“youcannomoreseparateonelifefromanotherthanyoucanseparateabreezefromthewind.”MitchAlbom,theFivePeopleYouMeetintheHeavenThat’swhyweareinclinedtobedrawntobabiesa
8、ndtofunerals.However,twodifferentlifeattitudescanstillbeperceived.JohnDonne’spoemispermeatedwithpessimismwhichtakesitforgrantedthatdeathis
