What did Eddie learn during his introduction to heaven? While Eddie was in heaven he talked to five people. Each of the five taught Eddie a number of things about his life and how their lives intertwined. He learns some sad facts about the repercussions of his actions throughout his life and how he impacted other people's for good.
From the first two people Eddie meets he learns that all things happen for a reason and cannot be stopped. The first person Eddie meets is the Blue Man. The blue Man teaches Eddie that he caused his death. Later he meets the captain setting in a tree. He explains to Eddie that he shot him in the knee and that it was for his own good if he had not shot him he would have died in the fire. The captain follows up with “Time is not what you think. Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning.” (page. 91) …show more content…
His third person is Ruby she was married to the original owner of the pier. She showed Eddie how his father died trying to save his friend Mickey Shea and not in a drunken accident like Eddie thought. During that third visit Eddie for gave his father for the things he had done in the past he also learned that his rampant internal anger and frustration kept him from being happy on earth more than what his had ever done to him. After forgiving his father he comes to his wife Marguerite and she tells him that she never stopped loving him even after she died. She told him it was okay that they did not adopt kids before they died. She taught him that his life was not a