Sublime

live for can bear almost any How.”

“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how,”

Nietzsche: “He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.”

It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful.

that is, an optimism in the face of tragedy and in view of the human potential

I became disgusted with the state of affairs which compelled me, daily and hourly, to think of only such trivial things. I forced my thoughts to turn to another subject. Suddenly I saw myself standing on the platform of a well-lit, warm and pleasant lecture room. In front of me sat an attentive audience on comfortable upholstered seats. I was givin

Frankl realized that a psychiatrist in a concentration camp has a responsibility to study suffering and reduce suffering. “It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us,” he realized.

Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually.

In making personal choices we affirm our autonomy.