This book is life changing

It is only by Heaven's direction that this book came into my life when it did. I've wanted to read it for a couple years but while I was in Utah there was a copy sitting patiently in the sale section that told me to buy it. I did, I read, and it is fabulous.
Victor Frankl was a brilliant psychologist working on his theory of logotherapy (that man's whole purpose in life is to find meaning) when he was forced into a concentration camp. The book begins by telling of the horrific circumstances in which this educated, successful man was demeaned into. He then ties it to his theory, which I totally agreed with as he elaborated on it.
I love psychology but as I took classes in college on it I found that there are so many differing theories that I have to take bits and pieces of ones that I agree with. I found the entire explanation of his theory sound. I was completely humbled as he spoke of the starvation and cold of Auschwitz and how he managed to maintain hope, while I was lying under the covers in our condo near Disneyland, eating Costco lasagna and had been giving too much attention to the challenges of my current situation (which I was reminded were nothing really). I found myself in tears reading his story, and underlining and circling throughout the book at his heartfelt logic.
Frued said that man's purpose is to find pleasure, Adler taught that life is a quest for power, but Frankl teaches that in a time when he found himself without pleasure or power, he survived because he had meaning. Meaning he said could be spiritual beliefs, love for others, an ability that one singly has to better another's life, etc. He lived because he had the hope of seeing his loving wife and with the hope of publishing his theory to continue helping people. He said that obviously many people got sick and died or were sent to the gas chambers regardless of their attitude, but others he witnessed to give up because they didn't have that meaning to keep them going. He also explained that meaning is not something that can be forced upon someone. Much like laughter, one can't expect someone to laugh without them hearing a joke or having some kind of stimulus of humor. Likewise, we can't maintain hope or happiness without meaning. (I guess thats why being lazy is fun for a little bit but gets old quick if I'm not productive or making something of myself). Anyways, I know now why millions of people have read this book. You should too.