Every person’s destiny is different than another’s.Suffering will always be present in life, if you believe there is meaning in life, therefore, there must be meaning in suffering.Instead, let both ensue while pursuing a dedication greater than yourself or as a product of fully surrendering to someone else such as a loved one. Don’t aim for success, because success is like happiness, it cannot be pursued.
You cannot always control what happens to you in life, but you can always control how you feel and act in response to what happens to you. You always have the freedom to choose how you respond to a situation.I do not want to give too much away as any attempt at a description of the horror’s experienced by Frankl, and his amazing mindset during it would be a disservice to the book. The book details Frankl’s journey to the concentration camp, Auschwitz, his suffering and survival, and his eventual liberation. Part II (“Logotherapy In a Nutshell”) starts on page 97. The tales are grotesque and depressing, sobering and startling. The first 100 pages of the book, however, are gripping.
I find this section interesting to read about, but of much lower quality, and of questionable accuracy, compared to the gut-wrenching story that was Victor Frankl’s experience in the Holocaust. The reason this book did not receive a 10/10 is the last section on Logotherapy. One particular story stood out to me: In the depths of one of the worst situations known to man, the Holocaust, Victor saved two cases of would-be suicide, by helping them find a meaning for living. Victor Frankl’s masterpiece describes how he survived Auschwitz, a one in twenty-eight chance, through mindset as opposed to physical ability. What is the meaning of life? Man’s Search for Meaning provides a very good answer to that question.
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