The Five People You Meet In Heaven

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The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom is a book about the five people you will meet in heaven and lessons each of them gave that impact your life. So after reading the book it made me think who am I going to meet in heaven and what lessons are they going to teach me. After deep consideration, there are three people I will meet heaven. The three people I will meet in heaven are my Uncle Juan, my mother Tomasa, and my teacher Ms. Zundel. Each taught me a valuable lesson. My uncle Juan is my uncle from my mother's side. He is my mom's brother who lives here in Woodburn. He came from Mexico almost six years ago. Anyway, instead of him teaching me a lesson, he inspired me to go to the college and do something with my life. It's all happen when we were celebrating my brother Eduardo's birthday at my house. It's was when all of the guest have gone home, but it's only our family and my two uncles. He was drinking outside with my other two brothers and I was also there..I was drinking my soda while they were drinking some beers. Juan had a couple of beer and was little tipsy. We were all talking, when my uncle looked at me and asked. …show more content…

Go to college or what? Because you don't wanna be like me, barely making a little bit over minimum wage.” I began thinking “Damn he's right what Am I going to do after high school?” After listening to my uncle asking me all this, it made made think what am I going to do? Following that day, it has eager me to want to go to college even more because I felt he was right. I dont be making a little over minimum wage, but rather go to college, continue my education and get a well paying job to live the live I want to live. To this day I feel if I do what he told me, I will meet him in heaven since he inspired me to do

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