five_people_you_would_meet_in_heaven

1、TheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeavenMitchAlbomALSOBYMITCHALBOMTuesdayswithMrieFabFiveBoLiveAlbomLiveAlbomIILiveAlbomIIILiveAlbomIVTheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeavenMitchAlbomNEWYKYOUMADEMELOVEYOUCopyright1913(Renewed)BroadwayMusicCpEd

2、winH.MrisCo.RedwoodMusicLtd.AllrightsonbehalfofBroadwayMusicCpadministeredbySonyATVMusicPublishing8MusicSquareNashvilleTN37203.Allrightsreserved.Usedbypermission.Copyright?2003MitchAlbomAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbook

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4、taAlbomMitch.ThefivepeopleyoumeetinheavenMitchAlbom.p.cm.ISBN0786868716(alk.paper)1.Accidentvictims—Fiction.2.Amusementparks—Fiction.3.Amusementrides—Fiction.4.Futurelife—Fiction.5.Agedmen—Fiction.6.HeavenFiction.7.Death

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6、0133.FIRSTEDITIONThisbookisdedicatedtoEdwardBeitchmanmybelovedunclewhogavememyfirstconceptofheaven.EveryyeararoundtheThanksgivingtablehespokeofanightinthehospitalwhenheawoketoseethesoulsofhisdepartedlovedonessittingonthe

7、edgeofthebedwaitingfhim.Ineverfgotthatsty.Ineverfgothim.Everyonehasanideaofheavenasdomostreligionstheyshouldallberespected.Theversionrepresentedhereisonlyaguessawishinsomewaysthatmyuncleotherslikehim—peoplewhofeltunimpta

8、nthereonearth—realizefinallyhowmuchtheymatteredhowtheywereloved.TheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeavenTheEndTHISISASTYABOUTAMANnamedEddieitbeginsattheendwithEddiedyinginthesun.Itmightseemstrangetostartastywithanending.Butallending

9、sarealsobeginnings.Wejustdontknowitatthetime.THELASTHOURofEddieslifewasspentlikemostoftheothersatRubyPieranamusementparkbyagreatgrayocean.TheparkhadtheusualattractionsaboardwalkaFerriswheelrollercoastersbumpercarsataffys

10、tanarcadewhereyoucouldshootstreamsofwaterintoaclownsmouth.ItalsohadabignewridecalledFreddysFreeFallthiswouldbewhereEddiewouldbekilledinanaccidentthatwouldmakenewspapersaroundthestate.ATTHETIMEofhisdeathEddiewasasquatwhit

11、ehairedoldmanwithashtneckabarrelchestthickfearmsped80feettothesea.Apieceofbolognawasstillattached.“Wecatchanything“Dominguezyelled.“Tellmewecaughtsomething!“Eddiewonderedhowtheguycouldbesooptimistic.Therewasneveranything

12、onthatline.“Oneday“Dominguezyelled“weregonnagetahalibut!““Yep“Eddiemumbledalthoughheknewyoucouldneverpullafishthatbigthroughaholethatsmall.TWENTYSIXMINUTEStolive.Eddiecrossedtheboardwalktothesouthend.Businesswasslow.Theg

13、irlbehindthetaffycounterwasleaningonherelbowspoppinghergum.OnceRubyPierwastheplacetogointhesummer.Ithadelephantsfirewksmarathondancecontests.Butpeopledidntgotooceanpiersmuchanymetheywenttothemeparkswhereyoupaid$75aticket

14、hadyourphototakenwithagiantfurryacter.Eddielimpedpastthebumpercarsfixedhiseyesonagroupofteenagersleaningovertherailing.Greathetoldhimself.JustwhatIneed.“Off“Eddiesaidtappingtherailingwithhiscane.Cmon.Itsnotsafe.Whrrrssss

15、hAwavebrokeonthebeach.Eddiecoughedupsomethinghedidnotwanttosee.Hespatitaway.Whrrssssssh.HeusedtothinkalotaboutMarguerite.Notsomuchnow.Shewaslikeawoundbeneathanoldbagehehadgrownmeusedtothebage.Whrrssssssh.WhatwasshinglesW

16、hrrsssssh.Sixteenminutestolive.NOSTYSITSbyitself.Sometimesstiesmeetatcnerssometimestheycoveroneanothercompletelylikestonesbeneathariver.TheendofEddiesstywastouchedbyanotherseeminglyinnocentstymonthsearlier—acloudynightwh

17、enayoungmanarrivedatRubyPierwiththreeofhisfriends.TheyoungmanwhosenamewasNickyhadjustbegundrivingwasstillnotcomftablecarryingakeychain.Soheremovedthesinglecarkeyputitinhisjacketpocketthentiedthejacketaroundhiswaist.Fthen

18、extfewhourshehisfriendsrodeallthefastestrides:theFlyingFalcontheSplashdownFreddysFreeFalltheGhosterCoaster.“Hsintheair!“oneofthemyelled.Theythrewtheirhsintheair.Laterwhenitwasdarktheyreturnedtothecarlotexhaustedlaughingd

19、rinkingbeerfrombrownpaperbags.Nickyreachedintohisjacketpocket.Hefishedaround.Hecursed.Thekeywasgone.FOURTEENMINUTESUNTILhisdeath.Eddiewipedhisbrowwithahkerchief.OutontheoceandiamondsofsunlightdancedonthewaterEddiestareda

20、ttheirnimblemovement.Hehadnotbeenrightonhisfeetsincethewar.ButbackattheStardustBShellwithMarguerite—thereEddiehadstillbeengraceful.HeclosedhiseyesallowedhimselftosummonthesongthatbroughtthemtogethertheoneJudyGarlsanginth

21、atmovie.Itmixedinhisheadnowwiththecacophonyofthecrashingwaveschildrenscreamingontherides.“Youmademeloveyou—“Whsssshhhh.“—doitIdidntwanttodoi—“Spllllldddaashhhhhhh.“—meloveyou—“Eeeeeeee!“—timeyouknewitallthe—“Chhhhewisshh