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.
VIKTOR FRANKLEveryone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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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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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 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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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
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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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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.
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