Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!
VIKTOR E. FRANKLIt is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering.
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Thus, human existence-at least as long as it has not been neurotically distorted-is always directed to something, or someone, other than itself, be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter lovingly.
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Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.
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We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary.
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Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life.
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Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
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Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.
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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
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