Alice Herz-Sommer, a Jewish pianist from Prague, was imprisoned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. She lost her family, endured starvation, and witnessed daily horrors. Yet through it all, she found one sustaining force:
gratitude.
Each day, she gave concerts for fellow prisoners, bringing beauty into unimaginable suffering. She later said, “I look at the good. When you are thankful, you are happy.”
After the war, Alice lived to 110 years old—always practicing gratitude. Her story proves that gratitude is not based on circumstances. It is a profound inner choice that can carry you through anything.
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