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As a psychologist he just had an interesting view on situations and life context and even the irony that situations in life are presented.
Some of the things I found interesting:
~Certainly, exemplary people who can and ought to be effective simply by being, are in the minority. But that is precisely why concurrent activism matters, that is precisely what constitutes the tremendous responsibility of the few. An ancient myth tells us that the existence of the world is based on thirty-six truly just people being present in it at all times.
~The writings of a Russian experimental psychologist, who once proved that the average person experiences significantly more feelings of dissatisfaction than feelings of pleasure. Therefore, from the outset, it would not be possible to live only for the sake of pleasure.
~The wise parable that Kierkegaard told, "the door to happiness always opens "outward"
~What would have become of each of us without our fate? How else would our existence have taken shape and form than under its hammer blows and in the white heat of our suffering at its hands? Those who rebel against their fate-that is, against circumstances they cannot help and which they certainly cannot change-have not grasped the meaning of fate. It really is integral in the totality of our lives; and not even the smallest part of what is destined can be broken away from this totality without destroying the whole, the configuration of our existence.
~So, fate is part of our lives and so is suffering; therefore, if life has meaning, suffering also has meaning....Consequently, suffering a long as it is necessary and unavoidable also holds the possibility of being meaningful .
~In the course of life, human beings must be prepared to change the directions of the fulfillment of meaning, often abruptly, according to the particular "challenges of the hour." The meaning of life can only be a specific one, specific both in relation to each individual person and in relation to each individual hour. The question that life asks us changes both from person to person and from situation to situation.
~He was able to extract meaning even from his ___(illness) simply by the position he adopted.
~It is the humanness in the doctor that first discovers the human in the patient (which is above all significant for the psychiatrist) and moreover, awakens the human in the patient.
~If a human being decides to believe in an ultimate meaning, in the super-meaning of being, then this belief, like every belief, will have a creative effect. Because belief is not just belief in one's "own" truth, it is much, much more: belief brings into being that which is believed!
~In relation to everything else, the soul surrounds itself with a protective shell from which the otherwise harrowing and disturbing impressions will bounce off. This is how the soul protects itself, how it tries to safeguard itself form the overwhelming power threatening to swamp it and tries to preserve its equilibrium-to rescue itself into indifference.
~Thinking of the words of Nietzsche, "whoever has a why to live can bear almost any how" -a 'why' that is part of the content of life, and the 'how' those were the conditions of life that made camp life so difficult that it only became bearable with regard to a 'why', a wherefore.
Some of the things I found interesting:
~Certainly, exemplary people who can and ought to be effective simply by being, are in the minority. But that is precisely why concurrent activism matters, that is precisely what constitutes the tremendous responsibility of the few. An ancient myth tells us that the existence of the world is based on thirty-six truly just people being present in it at all times.
~The writings of a Russian experimental psychologist, who once proved that the average person experiences significantly more feelings of dissatisfaction than feelings of pleasure. Therefore, from the outset, it would not be possible to live only for the sake of pleasure.
~The wise parable that Kierkegaard told, "the door to happiness always opens "outward"
~What would have become of each of us without our fate? How else would our existence have taken shape and form than under its hammer blows and in the white heat of our suffering at its hands? Those who rebel against their fate-that is, against circumstances they cannot help and which they certainly cannot change-have not grasped the meaning of fate. It really is integral in the totality of our lives; and not even the smallest part of what is destined can be broken away from this totality without destroying the whole, the configuration of our existence.
~So, fate is part of our lives and so is suffering; therefore, if life has meaning, suffering also has meaning....Consequently, suffering a long as it is necessary and unavoidable also holds the possibility of being meaningful .
~In the course of life, human beings must be prepared to change the directions of the fulfillment of meaning, often abruptly, according to the particular "challenges of the hour." The meaning of life can only be a specific one, specific both in relation to each individual person and in relation to each individual hour. The question that life asks us changes both from person to person and from situation to situation.
~He was able to extract meaning even from his ___(illness) simply by the position he adopted.
~It is the humanness in the doctor that first discovers the human in the patient (which is above all significant for the psychiatrist) and moreover, awakens the human in the patient.
~If a human being decides to believe in an ultimate meaning, in the super-meaning of being, then this belief, like every belief, will have a creative effect. Because belief is not just belief in one's "own" truth, it is much, much more: belief brings into being that which is believed!
~In relation to everything else, the soul surrounds itself with a protective shell from which the otherwise harrowing and disturbing impressions will bounce off. This is how the soul protects itself, how it tries to safeguard itself form the overwhelming power threatening to swamp it and tries to preserve its equilibrium-to rescue itself into indifference.
~Thinking of the words of Nietzsche, "whoever has a why to live can bear almost any how" -a 'why' that is part of the content of life, and the 'how' those were the conditions of life that made camp life so difficult that it only became bearable with regard to a 'why', a wherefore.
When stripped of every single hair on your body.
When your life is only worth something if you look fit to work.
When suicide is not an option, as the gas is waiting for you.
What comes of the person in this situation?
Vikton Frankl recounts the experiences of other concentration camp fellows, and his own, to reveal the ultimate choice that every single human being faces.
To take responsibility for the ultimate freedom. Which is what?
The inner hold, the decision, and therefore the actions we take.
Every decision and thought we have in this moment is set forever
Suffering is real, and each of us feels it. It is not measurable, yet we know its real. The suffering is overcome through giving it a meaning.
An amazing read. Everyone should read Mans Search for Meaning, or if you want the core atleast the very last chapter of this.
When your life is only worth something if you look fit to work.
When suicide is not an option, as the gas is waiting for you.
What comes of the person in this situation?
Vikton Frankl recounts the experiences of other concentration camp fellows, and his own, to reveal the ultimate choice that every single human being faces.
To take responsibility for the ultimate freedom. Which is what?
The inner hold, the decision, and therefore the actions we take.
Every decision and thought we have in this moment is set forever
Suffering is real, and each of us feels it. It is not measurable, yet we know its real. The suffering is overcome through giving it a meaning.
An amazing read. Everyone should read Mans Search for Meaning, or if you want the core atleast the very last chapter of this.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
dark
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
A person might read Frankl at different stages (personally, contextually) for new (renewed) perspective.