Night

“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”

This is not the first time I've read this book nor will it be the last. This is the very definition of human suffering. Here driven to the brink and losing what defines us as human did one man find the will to live on. The moral challenges presented during the path Elie was forced to walk are ones that I can barely begin to comprehend. Even more so the challenges that were brought against his faith in God who he felt had abandoned him and his people. Suffering by its very definition is a state of existence that I'm not sure Elie was removed from until his death. This is a must read for anyone who examines or has interest in the human condition.