the fifth and final lesson

This lesson is by far the most important in Eddie's life. Eddie finds out that he did save the little girl at the amusement park, however he let another little girl die in his prior military years. However, the girl, Tala, happens to be the fifth person he meets in heaven and she tell him that his life working at Ruby pier was significant because he was in charge of keeping the children safe. All the people he meet in heaven were connected to Eddie in some way and they all had similar lessons: life is significant.