Love shines in the darkest corners! In his new book, Daniel Schmidt, landlord of Hamburg's legendary Elbschlosskeller, goes in search of traces of happiness and meaning in life - in places where you would expect neither one nor the other. Because no matter how low someone sinks or what tragedy befalls you, there is always a spark of hope that can give fate a new turn. "Love shines in the darkest corners." Daniel Schmidt is convinced of this, because this is exactly what he has experienced again and again in his own eventful life full of highs and dramatic crashes. He talks openly and relentlessly about the merciless neighbourhood life, about the lions' den into which he was thrown again and again - and from which he was rescued again and again. He gives insight into his path to faith and love and encourages us to ask ourselves honestly: "What is my task in life?" His confession: "I want to help other people." He has always had a big heart for people. Everyone finds their place in the Elbschlosskeller, no one is turned away. Here, homeless people sit next to millionaires, prostitutes next to clergymen, ex-convicts next to law enforcement officers. And since the association "Wer wenn nicht wir" was founded during the pandemic, Daniel has been taking care of the homeless and all those who are on the margins of society even more intensively.