I grew up watching my older sister reading these chicken soup books, and i thought she was crazy. I thought that the books were really written about chicken soup. One day though at work, a chicken soup for the teenage soul was lying on the counter. I was bored so I picked it up and started reading. After the first real life story, I was in tears. It was such a beautiful story about a girl who was adopted. I could not wait to read the rest of the book, i just knew that all of the other stories had to be just as good, if not better than the one I had just read. So as the day went on I ended up reading the entire book. All of the stories either made me cry, laugh, appreciate life, love, happiness or friendship. It was a great book that inspired me to appreciate all that I have in my life, and to never take it for granted.