Three Great Books, Two Holy Songs, Five People You Meet on Earth, and the One Idea Behind It All
I missed number Four. I think I was supposed to.
In Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven, we meet Eddie, a maintenance man at an amusement park who spends his life feeling like a nobody. He dies convinced that his life was pointless. In heaven, he learns that his humble, unnoticed work had saved lives, brought joy, and created safety for generations. His purpose was real, even though it wasn’t seen.
In The War of Art, the author Steven Pressfield, argues that simply showing up every day to do your work, especially when it feels invisible or thankless, is an act of spiritual resistance. The artist (as well as anyone else engaged in meaningful labor) must confront and overcome “Resistance,” the inner force that tries to stop us from doing the work that matters. Regardless of recognition or acclaim, the key is to do the work that our souls are here to do.
We’ll continue to the third book later. Before that, let’s explore five remarkable individuals, two holy songs, and the single idea that weaves them all together.
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