Pat recently picked up Mitch Albom's
The Five People You Meet in Heaven. He'd read good reviews on the book, but honestly I hadn't even heard of it. It sounded interesting enough & was a short, easy read, so I sat down & finished it in a day.
Am I ever glad I did! What a thoughtful read!
The gist of it is basically an interpretation of what happens when we die - a question as old as man. Albom's heaven isn't Paradise though, or a lush Garden of Eden. Instead, after dying, we successively meet 5 people who explain the meaning of our earthly life.
In the book, we live the last few moments of Eddie's life - a seemingly insignificant, dead-end existence as a small amusement park mechanic - and then we follow him into his afterlife, meeting the 5 people who explain to Eddie why he was who he was. Some of these people he knew & expected, like his wife, but others he didn't know. Still, they each shed some light on his path & granted him the answers he sought.
The tale is beautifully written & Eddie is a compelling, believable character. The best part was the idea - what if we do meet 5 people in heaven? Who do you think you'd meet?
I have another Albom book in my library - For One More Day - but have yet to read it. I'm looking forward to it though!
Already week 4 - here's my photo:
I must say, I'm impressed with the fast shipping (1 week!), as well as the well-packaged & cute box! 
How could I resist?! 
It's Mosaic Monday! I hope you'll join us - it's really easy! Just make a photo mosaic - you can use whatever photo editing software you like, or a website such as the mosaic maker & photos from Flickr - & then post it on your blog. Go ahead & pick a theme if you want, but don't feel like you have to. Have fun with it! 
