After a revitalizing shower, he smiled at the mirror and he got scared of his reflection. His skin had become like a cracked grey stone and his eyes were empty. He just saw a black well without water. He tried to phone the doctor, but the line was dead. «This is a dream», he said aloud. 

He ran around the house, waiting that moment when the brain finished the nightmare. Nothing, only silence. He didn’t hear any noise outside and the windows were closed and locked. He was a bird in a gloomy cage, a sick person in a quarantine. He didn’t understand why he couldn’t leave. 

Then, he felt a tiny fleck of darkness inside —it wasn’t the first time— and he remembered all the bad things he did in his whole life. The betrayal to his brother, the abandonment to his father; but that girl… That had been the culmination of his evilness. 

Police didn’t find any clues and Tim Barnes didn’t own up, but no one can escape their past for long. He thought his home, far far away from the crime scene, would be the safest place; nevertheless, when he encountered the same girl in the corridor, he realized that he wasn’t dreaming. «It’s not possible», he whispered. 

A ghost cannot rest in peace until its tasks are finished in the world of the living. Tim screamed and begged for his life, he didn’t want to be punished, but that was a revenge”. 

 

Alejandro Salas Ferreira

The next morning, he was calling to Jerry when someone knocked on the door. 'Who is?' -he said. 'I am here!' - said Jerry while I was opening the door. 'Oh! I want to talk with you!' -Tim said stunned. 'Yes, I know'- replied Jerry- 'I sense you got into trouble'. So, Tim told everything about the last night and they moved towards the loft. 'Are you ready to look it?' -asked Tim. 'Sure!'- answered Jerry. When Tim was opening the door, he felt chills again. A strange something come to him...'Help me!! Help me, please!!'-he shouted. Suddenly, he awoke. He was lying on his bed. So he though that afortunately it had been a scary nightmare. 

Isabel Suárez

He had to choose between escaping with his wife from horror and staying with his parents, who were about to be taken to a concentration camp. He decided the latter.

From here on, the author studies the human behaviour, how people manage to remain sane despite the horror they are suffering from. He also offers very interesting contributions to the Clinic psychology field by showing us his way of working in detail.

I strongly recommend this book to those who love history told in first person, to psychologists and to everybody in general.

It is amazing how honestly Dr Frankl states that being a survivor does not mean being a good person. Actually, hard conditions make us lose our moral in order to survive.

It is not only a story about holocaust but also a story about hope and learning, which is very suitable for the current days we are living now. It is an injection of positive energy!