five people you meet in the heaven

The five people you meet in heaven ——Mitch Albom

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S p o rts b o o k (2 N e w Y o rk T im e s b e s ts e lle r ) B re a k th ro u g h b o o k (T u e s d a y s w ith M o rrie ) F ic tio n th e fiv e p e o p le yo u m e e t in heaven

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C ritica l P ra ise"S im p ly to ld , se n tim e n ta l, a n d p ro fo u n d ly tru e , th is is a co n te m p o ra ry A m e ric a n fa b le th a t w ill b e ch e ris h e d b y a va s t re a d e rs h ip ." —P ublishe rs W e e kly (sta rre d re vie w ) "A b o o k w ith th e g e n u in e p o w e r to stir a n d co m fo rt its re a d e rs ." —Ja ne t M a slin, T he N e w Y ork T im e s "T h e re 's m u c h w is d o m h e re . . . A n e a rn e s t m e d ita tio n o n th e in trin s ic va lu e o f h u m a n life ." —Los Ange le s T im e s ―F iv e m e e tin g s , fiv e d iffe re n t a n d su rp ris in g tru th s th a t g ra d u a lly u n v e il to E d d ie o n e o f th e b a s ic tru th s o f life – th a t n o b o d y is a n is la n d .‖ —Knihovnice (C z e ch R e public) ―T h e F iv e P e o p le Y o u M e e t in H e a v e n is a n e n th ra llin g b o o k : it’s fu ll o f su rp ris in g a n d so m e tim e s sh o c k in g in s ig h ts in to th e a lle g e d ly b o rin g , u n e v e n tfu l life o f a n o rd in a ry h u m a n b e in g ." —N ordde utsche r R undfunk , N D R (G e rm a ny )

P ro fo u n d s e n te n c e s

N O S T O R Y S IT S b y its e lf. S o m e tim e s sto rie s m e e t a t co rn e rs a n d so m e tim e s th e y co v e r o n e a n o th e r co m p le te ly , lik e sto n e s b e n e a th a riv e r 没有一个故事是孤立的。它们有时在拐角相遇，有时他们一个压着一个，重重叠叠，就像 河底的卵石。 T h is is th e g re a te s t g ift G o d ca n g iv e yo u : to u n d e rs ta n d w h a t h a p p e n e d in yo u r life . T o h a v e it e x p la in e d . It is th e p e a c e yo u h a v e b e e n se a rc h in g fo r 这是上帝能够给予你的最好的礼物：理解生命里发生的一切。让你的生命得到诠释。你一 生所寻觅的正是这份宁静。

E a c h o f u s w a s in yo u r life fo r a re a s o n . Y o u m a y n o t h a v e kn o w n th e re a s o n a t th e tim e , a n d th a t is w h a t h e a v e n is fo r. F o r u n d e rs ta n d in g yo u r life o n e a rth 我们每个人在你生命里出现都有一个原因。你当时可能不知道，而这就是天堂存在的意义。

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to s s e d sto n e ca n b e ch e ris h e d 如果你是一个被遗弃的人，那么，一块朝你扔过来的石头，都可能是让你珍惜的东西。 T a k e o n e sto ry , vie w e d fro m tw o d iffe re n t a n g le s . It is th e sa m e d a y , th e sa m e m o m e n t, b u t o n e a n g le e n d s h a p p ily , a n d th e o th e r e n d s b a d ly 取一个故事，从两个不同的角度来看。同一天，同一个时刻，一个角度看到的是一个完 美的结局；但是，另一个角度看到的却是一场悲剧。 S o m e tim e s w h e n yo u sa c rific e so m e th in g p re c io u s , yo u 're n o t re a lly lo s in g it. Y o u 're ju s t p a s s in g it o n to so m e o n e e ls e 有时候，当你牺牲了一件宝贵的东西，你其实并没有真正失去它。你只不过将它传递给 了另一个人。

T h a t d e a th d o e s n 't ju s t ta k e so m e o n e , it m is s e s so m e o n e e ls e , a n d in th e sm a ll d is ta n c e b e tw e e n b e in g ta k e n a n d b e in g m is s e d , liv e s a re ch a n g e d 死亡把一个人带走的同时，也留下了另一个人，在被带走和被留下的短短距离中，生命

S tra n g e rs a re ju s t fa m ily yo u h a v e ye t to co m e to kn o w 陌生人，只不过是你还没有遇见的家里人罢了。

T h a t's w h a t h e a v e n is . Y o u g e t to m a k e se n s e o f yo u r ye s te rd a y s 天堂就是这样，你可以洞悉你的昨天。W h a t yo u se e a in 't w h a t I se e 你看到的未必是我看到的。

H o ld in g a n g e r is a p o is o n . It e a ts yo u fro m in s id e . W e th in k th a t h a tin g is a w e a p o n th a t a tta c k s th e p e rs o n w h o h a rm e d u s . B u t h a tre d is a cu rv e d b la d e . A n d th e h a rm w e d o , w e d o to o u rs e lv e s 愤怒是一种毒药。它从内部噬咬着你。我们以为，我们可以把仇恨当作一种武器，来攻击 伤害过我们的人。但是，仇恨是一个弯弯的刀刃、我们去伤害别人，实际上却伤害了自己。

To m eT h a t th e re a re n o ra n d o m a c ts . T h a t w e a re a ll co n n e c te d . T h a t w e ca n n o m o re se p a ra te o n e life fro m a n o th e r th a n w e ca n se p a ra te a b re e z e fro m th e w in d E a c h a ffe c ts th e o th e r a n d th e o th e r a ffe c ts th e n e x t, a n d th e w o rld is fu ll o f sto rie s , b u t th e sto rie s a re a ll o n e . N o life is a w a s te . T h e n e w o n e m u s t h a v e its h is to ry , th e g o n e o n e w ill g a in re b irth in a n o th e r w a y . W e m u s t se iz e to d a y .

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