content: This book truly teaches that it is not important where you find yourself, but how you react to your circumstances. It is well written and thought provoking. I believe that it is one of the greatest books ever written, because it widens the narrow view of life's challenges and troubles by lifting the mind. It teaches that it is better to serve, no matter how meager your offering, than to be selfish. Everyone, especially early teens should read this. I recommended it to some younger friends and saw changes in their outlook and approach to their problems. The problems didn't go away, but they were better able to bear them.