ThenovelopensatRubyPieronEddie's83rdbirthday.Hegoesabouthisnormalroutineuntiloneoftheridesbreaks.Eddiegivesafellowworker,Dominquez,instructionsonhowtofixtheride;however,oneofthecartsbreaksfreefromtherideandfallstothepier.Eddiejumpsoutofthewayandtriestopushalittlegirloutofthepathofthefallingcart.Eddiedoesnotgetoutofthewayintimeandiskilledbythefallingcart.
Eddietravelstoheavenandmeetshisfirstperson,theBlueMan.TheBlueManinformsEddiethatheisgoingtomeetfivepeopleinheavenwhoseliveshehassomehowaffected.TheBlueMantellsEddiehowheisindirectlyresponsibleforhisdeath:WhenEddiewasachild,heandJoewereplayingwithaballthatbouncedintothestreet.EddieranintothestreettogettheballastheBlueManwasdrivingby.TheBlueManswervedoutoftheway,terrifiedthathewouldhitEddie.EddieransafelybackoutofthestreetbuttheBlueManwasstillextremelyanxioushavingalmosthithim.Hisanxietycausedhimtodriverecklesslyandhitanothercar,whichkilledhim.TheBlueManteachesEddiehisfirstlesson,whichisthateventsarenotrandomandlivesintersectforacertainreason.
Afterthislesson,Eddiefindshimselfbackonawarground,whichresembledthatonwhichhefoughtduringWWII.There,hemeetshissecondpersoninheaven,hisformerwarCaptain.DuringWWIIEddiefoughtinthePhilippinesandhe,thecaptainandafewothersoldiersweretakenasprisonersofwar.Throughajugglingact,Eddieisabletodistractthecaptorssoheandtheotherprisonerscankillthemandescape.Whentheyleavethecamp,theydecidetoburnitdownforrevenge.Eddieswearsheseesasmallshadowcrawlingintheflamesandrunsinafterit.TheothersoldierstriedtogetEddieoutofthefire;however,hewassoinsistentthathesawachildinthefirethathekepttryingtogetinthehut.TheCaptaindidnotwantEddietodie,ortoleavehimbehind,soheshothiminthelegsotheotherscouldgethimoutofthefire.ThisishowEddiegottheinjurythatmadehimverydepressedfortherestofhislife.
TheCaptainteachesEddiethesecondlessonofsacrifice.EddiefindsoutthattheCaptaindiedtryingtomakesurethepathwasclearfortherestofhismentocross.HesaysthathesacrificedEddie'slegtogethimoutofthefirealive,andalsothathesacrificedhisownlifetosavethelivesofEddieandthesoldiers.
Eddiethenfindshimselfinamountainrange.Hefindsasingledineratthebottomofthemountainsandthroughthewindowhecanseehisfathersittingatatable.HemeetsRubywhotellshimthatitisherforwhothepierisnamed.SheshowsEddieahorrifyingscenewhereMickeySheaalmosthurthismother;Eddie'sfathersawwhathappenedandchasedMickeySheato,possibly,killhim.MickeyfallsoffthepierintotheseaandEddie'sfathersaveshislife.ThisisthenightwhereEddie'sfathercaughtpneumoniawhichlaterkilledhim.RubyallowsEddietoseethathisfatherwasbeingloyaltooneofhisbestfriends.RubyteachesEddietoletgooftheangerhehasforhisfather.Eddiedoesthisbyvisitinghiminthedinerandtellinghim"It'sfixed"(144).
Eddieblinksandfindshimselfinaroomwhosedoorsleadtodifferentweddingreceptions.Eddiewalksthroughthedifferentreceptionsandmeetshisfourthperson,Marguerite.SheandEddietalkforalongwhile,asthisisthefirsttimetheyhavebeenreunitedsinceherdeath.Forhisfourthlesson,MargueriteteachesEddieaboutthepo
李老师
2024-03-28 05:41:08
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