If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
VIKTOR FRANKLMan’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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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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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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