![]() The wider cycles of life and death, of suffering and of dying. The attaining of some aim through the active creation of The meaning of life, a naive query which understands life as Long ago we had passed the stage of asking what was When there seemed to be no chance of coming out of itĪlive. They were the only thoughts thatĬould be of help to us. Unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears hisįor us, as prisoners, these thoughts were not speculationsįar removed from reality. No oneĬan relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. In suffering he is unique and alone in the universe. ![]() He will have to acknowledge the fact that even Have to accept his suffering as his task his single and ![]() When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will Is always only one right answer to the problem posed by the Every situation is distinguished by its uniqueness, and there May be required simply to accept fate, to bear his cross. At other times it is more advantageousįor him to make use of an opportunity for contemplationĪnd to realize assets in this way. In which a man finds himself may require him to shape Situation calls for a different response. Man and no destiny can be compared with any other man Which is different and unique for each individual. ![]() Vague, but something very real and concrete, just as life’s Questions about the meaning of life can never be answeredīy sweeping statements. This was byįar the most profound piece of literature I have read on this subjectĪnd could very well be the crux of the whole book. Most important aspects of suffering and its meaning in life. Significant thought to, and Frankl eloquently summarises some of the Perseverance in the face of suffering is a subject I have given I very recently read a passage on suffering (and what meaning people can derive from it) in Frankl’s amazing book. In his book – Man’s Search For Meaning, he writes about the psychology of the prisoners in the Holocaust concentration camps. Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. ![]()
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