Secondly, I have loved her more than anyone. “‘Listen, Otto, if I don’t get back home to my wife, and if you should see her again, tell her that I talked of her daily, hourly.
Therefore the “size” of human suffering is absolutely relative.” Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and the conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little.
If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. To draw an analogy: a man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. Yet it is possible to practice the art of living even in a concentration camp, although suffering is omnipresent. “The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of trick learned while mastering the art of living. It’s easily one of my favorite books, as evidenced by its inclusion in my Passages series. Nonetheless, I highly recommend you purchase a copy of the book for yourself. Note: Man’s Search For Meaning chronicles Victor Frankl’s time in multiple Nazi concentration camps – as well as the premise of his school of therapy, known as Logotherapy – and while the book clocks in at just over 150 pages, many of the passages I have selected are related more to the psychological value of the book than its historical content. I think you will find them of value as well.Īs part of my Passages series, I have transcribed my favorite passages below. The words of Viktor Frankl, published in 1946, are profoundly significant. I had read Man’s Search For Meaning before although, as I get older, I find that my own increased experience adds additional dimension to things. Time and time again I read what I need to read, when I need to read it.
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