had to aim at giving him inner strength by pointing out to him a future goal to which he could look forward.
Instinctively some of the prisoners attempted to find one on their own.
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future—sub specie aeternitatis.
And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence,
although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.
I remember a personal experience. Almost in tears from pain (I had terrible sores on my feet from wearing torn shoes),
I limped a few kilometers with our long column of men from the camp to our work site.
Very cold, bitter winds struck us. I kept thinking of the endless little problems of our miserable life.
What would there be to eat tonight?
If a piece of sausage came as extra ration, should I exchange it for a piece of bread?
Should I trade my last cigarette, which was left from a bonus I received a fortnight ago, for a bowl of soup?
How could I get a piece of wire to replace the fragment which served as one of my shoelaces?
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