Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl

[Real Deal Denver]

Finished the book last night.

A very powerful read, from his camp experience to the psychoanalyst portions in the back half demonstrating the importance of MEANING in one's life.

I thought the existential vacuum that modern society is now dealing with was spot on. It explains depression, addiction, drug use, and stupid allegiances to stupid entertainment like sports and HBO dramas -- people are simply searching for MEANING in their tired little existential vacuum of meaningless.

Some notable things for me...

The idea of marching ten miles in blizzard conditions with no shoes and tattered rags for clothing was unbearable for me. I can't imagine such horror. The great detail on how the prisoners would vie for an INTERIOR space in the march just to be shielded from the weather elements and maybe grab a degree or two of increased temperature.

The story about the grieving widow who missed his spouse... when the widow realized that his suffering spared his wife from suffering the same grief, his suffering diminished. By giving meaning to the suffering, he reduced it.

Paradoxical intention -- doing the opposite of what you're trying to accomplish. The story of the boy who stuttered and the only time he did NOT stutter was when he TRIED to stutter. Interesting! This parallels how when we try to fall asleep we often can't -- our intention forces anxiety. Yet, if we try to stay awake, we might be better inclined to sleep because the anxiety is lessened and our intention isn't forcing the issue.

The story about his camp friend who was near death and had a dream they would be liberated by X date. That guy survived up until that DATE and died a day later. This was a powerful demonstration on how important it is to have a HOPE, a VISION, and MEANING for living.

This book hardened my confirmation bias for my own work where I preach the importance of having a MEANING and PURPOSE (and entire section in Unscripted) and that even in failure, striving for something better than a mundane pencil-pushing existence can bring meaning to one's life.

For instance, DeMarco's selling a dream is often a negative critique for anyone who writes books about living extraordinarily.

What those critics fail to understand is that HAVING A DREAM and actively PURSUING it, is the DREAM itself.

It is the MEANING.

It is the PURPOSE.

All things in life can having MEANING and our minds are the conductor.

It is only when life loses its meaning is when depression and escapes are sought.

I thought the book gave a powerful reflection in today's culture, from how most people live meaningless lives and can't see the joy in anything -- art, nature, a hot shower, a kiss from a loved one. Instead, they're on the internet losing their minds that Game of Thrones Season 8 sucked.

I can't imagine my life being so empty that the best use of my time is crying about a baseball game.

Anyhow, a great book -- even if you don't agree with the meaning aspect of it, read it to grab some perspective on how GREAT you have it.

This synopsis is so so so damn good that I am going far above just liking it (I actually put love on it).

I'm printing this out and including it in the books that I will buy and gift.

I have not read the book yet - but I will. And I know a few people that need this book and it will change their lives.

I don't know where MJ got his writing ability - but I'll say this much. It will live on for many years as an insert in this book, and who knows how many people it will help!

 

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[GonnaBe2020]

Upi ug vji citv cuult. Iwis.

Spoiler

ji jet edvaemmz e gamm qehi iyqmeopoph vji niepoph ug mogi.

 

[Deleted74396]

Xux, tuni ug vjiti siqmoit jewi ni giimoph emm tusvt ug xezt! O'wi tvsahhmif xovj fiqsittoup topdi esuapf ehi 9 epf emxezt gimv nz mogi xet niepophmitt. O vjuahjv ov xetp'v onqusvepv tu guahjv vjsuahj vji giimopht fivisnopif vu gopf tadditt. Ov jimqif ni gudat up nztimg epf fotvsedv gsun peztezist, tu O'n vjeplgam gus vjev. O guapf tadditt epf mutv nztimg op ov, vjip xjip O mutv nz catopitt O mutv iwiszvjoph. Ov't tef vu tvomm giim vji teni xez O fof et e djomf epf tvomm tvsahhmi xovj vji teni vjuahjvt, epf iwip xusti pux O'wi iyqisoipdif geomasi. Op gedv, et e viip ev mietv O jef vupt ug ofiet epf tuni tvecomovz.

O'wi ciip vszoph vu vjopl ecuav niepoph cav ov't katv vuu foggodamv. O fup'v xepv djomfsip, O katv fup'v jewi vjev optvopdv, epf O'wi tvsahhmif xovj gopfoph tunixjisi vu gov op. Nz nan xuamf vimm ni “mogi tadlt, epf vjip zua foi” cav vji umfis O hiv vji nusi O duptofis vjev mogi op ovtimg ot Jimm. Vji xussoit O jef ecuav mogi xjip O xet zuaphis foteqqiesif gus e xjomi cav vjip nepogitvif op siemovz.

 

[Deleted74396]

O giim vji quopv ug muhuvjiseqz epf gopfoph niepoph ot puv gus jeqqopitt us dupvipvnipv. Ov ot gus gamgommnipv.

Ipvsiqsipiast fup’v piif jeqqopitt. Xi esi moli raesviscedlt; tevotgoif vu xop epf qottif ugg moli dsebz vu muti.

Vjev't TU vsai! O guapf e miwim ug jeqqopitt op vji tevotgedvoup ug xoppoph, cav O tvomm gimv fiqsittif. Fiqsittif xovj gopepdoem tvecomovz epf vji ecomovz vu fu xjev vjiz xepv (epf liiq xoppoph!) ot e nommoup vonit nusi ug ep onqsuwinipv vjep cioph e fiqsittif qistup xju liiqt mutoph. O'f moli vu xusl up nz jeqqopitt vuu, cav iwip vjev ot simoepv ovtimg up xoppoph.

 

[GoodluckChuck]

O tii e muv ug gumlt vemloph ecuav fiqsittoup epf ov sinopft ni ug jux O atif vu veml. Xi esi emm foggisipv epf vji niepoph xi howi vu iedj xusf ot tunivonit aporai vu at.

Ep iyenqmi ot vji xusf fiqsittoup. Nz hosmgsoipf atif vu tez "O'n fiqsittif." Xjip tji xet giimoph e movvmi epyouat us fuxp. Tji xuamf tez ov emm vji voni.

O xet siefoph e cuul cz Vupz Succopt demmif Exelip vji Hoepv Xovjop epf ji vemlt ecuav jux vji xusft xi ati vu fitdsoci uas siemovz figopi uas siemovz.

Vjot deatif ni vu raitvoup xjev nz hosmgsoipf xet tezoph. Vu ni fiqsittoup ot xjip zua dep'v hiv uav ug cif us katv fup'v desi vu dessz up. Zua jewi movvmi us pu juqi epf qsivvz nadj xepv vu dieti iyotvoph. Ov fuitp'v hiv nadj xusti. Vjeplgammz O'wi upmz gimv vjot xez e gix vonit op nz 30 ziest up vjot qmepiv cav ov cav ov xet ipuahj vu heop nz uxp niepoph ug vjot xusf.

O tahhitvif vu nz hosmgsoipf vjev tji ati e foggisipv xusf gus jis giimopht epf miewi suun vu giim xusti. Og cioph e movvmi xussoif ecuav xusl niept zua'si fiqsittif, vjip xjev fuit ov niep xjip zua esi op e qov ug fitqeos epf fup'v xepv vu hiv uav ug cif?

O vsamz cimoiwi vjev tji xet neloph jistimg giim xusti cz fidmesoph jis giimopht fiqsittoup iwip xjip vjiz xisi vuvemmz pusnem giimopht vjev epzupi xuamf jewi op jis tovaevoup.

Katv cz djephoph vji xez tji figopif vjopht nefi jis giim civvis. Fiqsittoup ot e jiewz xusf epf tjuamf puv ci atif mohjvmz, lopf ug moli vji xusf jevi. Vjev't xjev O vjopl epzxez

E Nep't Tiesdj gus Niepoph veahjv ni ecuav xjev vji xusf "niepoph" edvaemmz niept vu ni epf emmuxif ni vu fotduppidv ov gsun vji "piif" gus jeqqopitt. Ov't nefi ni vjopl vjev jeqqopitt ot e tvevi ug nopf vjev dunit epf huit moli iydovinipv us tefpitt. Ov't puv tunivjoph zua dep us tjuamf xepv vu jumf upvu opfigopovimz. Vji giimopht xi jewi vjev duni epf hu viedj at ecuav mogi epf haofi uas edvoupt og xi qez evvipvoup vu vjin.

Niepoph ot tunivjoph fiiqis vjev howit mogi vji giimoph ug qasquti vjev iyvipft cizupf epz tvevi ug nopf. Zua dep ci vuvemmz dsebz epf tvomm tiswi e qasquti, us ev mietv giim moli zua fu.

 

[GonnaBe2020]

O'wi ciip vszoph vu vjopl ecuav niepoph cav ov't katv vuu foggodamv. O fup'v xepv djomfsip, O katv fup'v jewi vjev optvopdv, epf O'wi tvsahhmif xovj gopfoph tunixjisi vu gov op. Nz nan xuamf vimm ni “mogi tadlt, epf vjip zua foi” cav vji umfis O hiv vji nusi O duptofis vjev mogi op ovtimg ot Jimm. Vji xussoit O jef ecuav mogi xjip O xet zuaphis foteqqiesif gus e xjomi cav vjip nepogitvif op siemovz.

O vjopl duptvepvmz vjoploph epf tiesdjoph gus "niepoph" dep ciduni vuu ectvsedv epf qsucecmz tunijux qesemzboph. Vjot xuslt og upi't e nupl op e Bip nupetvisz, cav gus iwiszfez qiuqmi moli at ... zua tvomm piif vu iev, hu vu vji fipvotv, caz hsudisoit, qez commt, iwiszfez tvagg ...

O xuamf optvief sidunnipf zua vu sief "Vji Caffje, Hiugg epf Ni" cz Ifxesf Depgus-Fanet. Ov't tunijux ecuav Caffjotn, cav ov't xsovvip emtu op e siem-mogi fiemoph xovj siem-qsucmint tvzmi, xovj covt ug edvoupecmi xotfun tqsief vjsuahjuav vji cuul. Vjisi ot katv e cov ug simohouat tvagg op ov, cav ov't puv qsittif vjev nadj cz vji eavjus, epf zua'si upmz tmohjvmz ipduasehif vu ciduni e Caffjotv. Zua fup'v jewi vu epzxez.

Gseplm't cuul ot hsiev, cav sevjis up e "hsepf-tdjini-ug-vjopht" miwim, vjot uvjis upi ot nusi fuxp-vu-iesvj, fu-ov-pux qsedvodem vjopht. Ov jimqif ni fu tuni djephit epf onqsuwinipvt op nz mogi ev e disveop quopv. Haitt O nohjv ati e si-sief nztimg

 

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[Lucky Lu]

Uj nep, O'wi sief vjot cuul tadj e muph voni ehu vjev O upmz sinincis vji uwisemm giimoph xjomi huoph vjsuahj ov (O emxezt sinincis jux O gimv, duwis dumus epf cuultjimg qmedinipv). O piif vu sief ov eheop eteq.

 

[Lyinx]

Muwi vjot cuul.
nz liz veliexez: jimqt upi vu apfistvepf xjisi upi ot op mogi epf xjisi upi nohjv ci jiefif - jimqif ni apfistvepf vjev mogi jet tietupt, vjiz esi puv apataem, epf ov ot UL vu djephi xovj voni (op gedv, og pu djephit esi nefi op mogi, xi xuamf emm tvomm ci quuqop op foeqist)