It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions. Viktor E. Frankl More Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl More Quotes From Viktor E. Frankl Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in its spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance. Viktor E. Frankl alive self spiritual Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life. Viktor E. Frankl motivational inspirational life Self-actualization cannot be attained if it is made an end in itself, but only as a side effect of self-transcendence. Viktor E. Frankl side-effects self sides Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it. Viktor E. Frankl change wisdom inspirational ...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneself—be it meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.... What is called self-actualization is not an attainable aim at all, for the simple reason that the more one would strive for it, the more he would miss it. In other words, self-actualization is possible only as a side-effect of self-transcendence. Viktor E. Frankl simple self giving No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being until he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet actualized. Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true. Viktor E. Frankl essence success love One evening, when we were already resting on the floor of our hut, dead tired, soup bowls in hand, a fellow prisoner rushed in and asked us to run out to the assembly grounds and see the wonderful sunset. Standing outside we saw sinister clouds glowing in the west and the whole sky alive with clouds of ever-changing shapes and colors, from steel blue to blood red. The desolate grey mud huts provided a sharp contrast, while the puddles on the muddy ground reflected the glowing sky. Then, after minutes of moving silence, one prisoner said to another, "How beautiful the world could be. Viktor E. Frankl running beautiful moving The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity — even under the most difficult circumstances — to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal Viktor E. Frankl fate fighting animal But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer. Viktor E. Frankl grief courage men Despair is suffering without meaning. Viktor E. Frankl despair existential suffering Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself. Viktor E. Frankl find-me existence men Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. Viktor E. Frankl answers men life Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest. Viktor E. Frankl neurosis sunday people This is the core of the human spirit ... If we can find something to live for - if we can find some meaning to put at the center of our lives - even the worst kind of suffering becomes bearable. Viktor E. Frankl kind suffering spirit Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. Viktor E. Frankl mans-search-for-meaning search-for-meaning beloved Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them. In other words, man is ultimately self-determining. Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become in the next moment. Viktor E. Frankl self giving men Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation. Viktor E. Frankl fighting soul self Man's inner strength may raise him above his outward fate. Viktor E. Frankl fate inspirational men To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic. Viktor E. Frankl masochistic heroic suffering If we take a man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be we make him capable of becoming what he can be. Viktor E. Frankl becoming should men
