Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition
We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, n
... See moreViktor E Frankl • Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
VIKTOR FRANKL
VIKTOR FRANKL
21 of the World's Most Powerful Quotes Updated For Today
To be sure, man's search for meaning may arouse inner tension rather than inner equilibrium. However, precisely such tension is an indispensable prerequisite of mental health. There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one's lif... See more
Viktor Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
It can be said that they were worthy of their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful. An active life