Moving toward the future

Viktor realized that focusing on the past and all that he had lost would probably drain him of any hope. The circumstances of his incarceration were so awful that looking backward would lead to his giving up the will to live. Instead he focused on the visual reuniting with his wife and the return of his teaching position.He literally would conjure visions of those moments in the future and these kept his spirit vibrant despite the horrors of being in a concentration camp.It was these daily moments he said that kept him from ending his life either directly or by embracing the electrified fence.

Less dramatic but still critical is the reality that our lives are enhanced by cultivating the dreams and hopes of our future. It requires behavior and action to meet these goals, but it is not just pie in the sky.I draw from Viktor’s wisdom every day, and spend a few minutes each morning and before I retire at night seeing the goals that I have set for myself. Seeing them and feeling what they will bring to my life are the foundations for the actions that their accomplishment requires.