Marguerite also helps Eddie to see that the love they shared had a purpose, and that he had touched many other lives through his work at the amusement park.

She helps Eddie to see the beauty and meaning in his life, and tells him that he had always been her one true love. The fourth person Eddie meets is Marguerite, his wife who had died many years before. She also reveals to Eddie the sacrifices she made for him, which he never knew about. Ruby helps Eddie to understand the importance of forgiveness and the role it plays in both life and death. The third person Eddie meets is Ruby, the woman he loved but never married. He also shows Eddie that the scars of war are not just physical, but emotional as well. The captain tells Eddie that he was responsible for saving the lives of many soldiers, and that his death was not in vain. The second person Eddie meets is his former captain from the army, who reveals to him the truth about his own death. He also reveals that the little girl Eddie tried to save was actually his own daughter, whom he had never met The Blue Man tells Eddie that every life is connected to every other life, and that even small actions can have significant impacts. The first person Eddie meets is the Blue Man, who was killed in a freak accident at the amusement park where Eddie worked as a teenager.

In heaven, he meets five people who have impacted his life in different ways, and through these encounters, he comes to understand the meaning and purpose of his life. It tells the story of Eddie, a maintenance worker at an amusement park who dies on his 83rd birthday while trying to save a little girl. 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom is a novel about the afterlife and the interconnectedness of life.

The five person you meet in heaven