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Dialectical Journals
Man's Search For Meaning: Dialectical Journal #3
"With the end of uncertainty there came
the uncertainty of the end." — p. 70
"A man who could not see the end of his
'provisional existence' was not able to aim
at an ultimate goal in life." — p. 70
Such people rgot
en it is just
such an exceptionally difficult external
situation which gives man the opportunity
to grow spiritually beyond himself." — p. 72
"One. c•ould make a victory of those
experiences, turning life into an inner
triumph, or one could ign01E Lhe challenge
and simply vcgctntc, as did a majority Of
the prisoners." — p. 72
"Emotion, which is suffeuing, ceases to be
suffering as soon as we form a clear and
precise picture of it." — p. 74
people in the concentration camps
bcgan rcalizing the situation they were in.
The situation dawned on them, and the
sense of uncertainty was lifted. However,
uuvv LhaL Lhey knew Lheil siLuaLion, [here
camc a scnsc of unccrtainty as to how long
th could trul last. I oranceis bliss.
•lhe prisoners in the concentration
camps couldnt find meaning. What Frankl
is saying in this quote is that, in order to
find meaning and purpose in a hopeless
situation is to look past what you're
enduring now. By looking past what is
temporary (Lhe present), we can prepare
for a bri hter frture.
This quote is basically a wordy way of
saying "that which doesn't kill us only
makes us stronger. " By accepting our
suffering as a part of life, -we can learn and
from the situation.
In order to succeed at life, you have to
be willing to acnept the fact that nothing
will be easy. You're going to face
challenges every single day. I low you react
to those challenges, whether you take them
head on or avoid them completely makes
u who are.
I thought this quote was very
intcrcsting. I'm not entirely sure what it
means, but it just caught my attention, so
I'm going to tly and decipher it's meaning.
I think what Frankl is trying to say is that
we can 't end suffering unless we truly
understand what we're suffering from. It's
almost the same concept as the Jesus
Prayer in Franuv & Zooey. At some point,
Zooey tells Franny that you can't follow a
Jesus that you don't truly understand.
Same goes with suffering. In order to
overome suffering, you have to figure out
what exactly you're suffering from. Only
then can you take action.
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