I don’t know how I’ve never heard of this book until now. It was published over 25 years ago, and I just became familiar with it thanks to a logotherapy conference earlier this year, and the endocrinologist who recommended it.
For me, it is one of those rare books that I will own multiple copies of – I listened to it on Audible, and then had to buy a paper copy to highlight re-read, it’s THAT good.
It is a story about an insightful young shepherd. 
One such lesson struck me in the first few pages – “When someone sees the same people every day, they wind up becoming a part of that person’s life. And then they want the person to change. If someones isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
Quite a bit to think on in that one statement, but there is much more. The book is about finding one’s “Personal Legend” and seeing past “The world’s greatest lie – that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.” It’s about tapping into the idea that “when you really want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
It’s a brilliant story – and if you listen to it, masterfully read – about all of our journeys to find meaning through adversity, to learn the value of love – when to cherish it and when to give up on it, and what it means to write our own “Personal Legend.”
It’s quickly become one of my favorites – a simple story with a deeply meaningful message. Take a look, I hope you enhoy – let me know what you think.
And, of course, if you are interested in learning more about The Psychology of Meaning and how it might relate to this book, and your life in general, take a look at my course, Logotherapy and The Psychology of Meaning over on my Teachable “School”. – Dan
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