5 People You Meet in Heaven

Just read this great book by Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - and thought you might like it.

Although its a quick read, it had a really strong impact on me. I've never really thought about what happens when you die. And I've never been too excited about finding out, either ! But this book has a great take on what happens, as well as providing insight into why we're here in the first place.

If you like Paulo Coelho's books (The Fifth Mountain, The Alchemist etc), then you'll enjoy this one,too. Mitch doesn't make you work as hard as Paulo does, but the story is very impactful all the same.

Here are some gems:

'Strangers are just family that you have yet to come to know.'

'Sacrifice is a part of life. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to........ Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.'

'Ain't you supposed to have peace when you die?'
'You have peace when you make it with yourself.'

'People don't die because of loyalty.'
'They don't? Religion? Government? Are we not loyal to such things? Sometimes to the death? Better to be loyal to one another.'