Life Matters narrates the stories of different characters living in different places (Shiraz, Tozeur, Tunis, Bizerta, Tabarka, Baghdad, Lisbon and Paris). Despite their differences, the characters share something: a deep-down belief that life matters and that life is worth living despite its cruelties. Life Matters reflects the author's belief that no matter how harsh and bitter life might be, sometimes, somewhere, somehow, there is always a gleam of light that brightens our paths