Life Secret "Meaning Seeking"

There is a book called "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. I'm going to tell you about a small part of the book. This book is compelling. Viktor Frankl was a psychologist in Germany before World War II, and he worked there before the war. And the Nazis took him and all of his family. They put them in concentration camps, and they were all taken away. Viktor Frankl survived, but his entire family was killed in a fire.

He survived, but he had a terrible time in the concentration camps. And I am sure you've seen movies or read about all the terrible things that happened in the concentration camps run by the Nazis. However, Viktor Frankl is unique because he used these bad things to make a good life out of them. Not at all. He never learned to hate people because he didn't get angry or bitter. To be honest, he didn't learn how to love and help people. Instead, he wrote a book called "Man's Search for Meaning."

The concentration camp taught him that our experiences are not the most important thing, but what we make of our experiences is what is most important. Our lives have power, or they do not. In this book, he talks about all the other people in the concentration camp with him. Which ones stayed strong and which ones gave up, quit, and even died. Which ones became depressed, which ones lost all hope, and which ones kept their minds strong and had hope.

Thus, he saw this experience as an opportunity to learn more about human nature in this heinous, heinous scenario. Furthermore, he concluded that the difference was in individuals' interpretations of their experiences. Moreover, several coaches and numerous psychologists discuss this experience, this concept that the interpretation we give to an event is more significant than the experience itself.

For instance, you may have a kid abused by his or her parents and treated horribly, and another child abused by his or her parents and treated horribly, yet both children grow up and lead very different lifestyles. One kid begins to drink or becomes an alcoholic or a drug addict, and their life spirals out of control. The other youngster develops into a thriving, compassionate, and loving adult who assists others, matures, and heals the sorrow.

What is the difference between them; they both encountered the same circumstances and had similar experiences? To be sure, the distinction is in their interpretations of their experiences. Specific individuals undergo traumatic experiences and conclude that all humans are evil. That is the interpretation provided by them.

That would seem an obvious conclusion given Viktor Frankl's return, wouldn't it? You are in a concentration camp in Germany, seeing some of humanity's most heinous atrocities. They are committing murder and assassination. They are subjecting them to torturous conditions. If you are a prisoner, it is too simple to conclude that all people are awful. The human condition is atrocious. And undoubtedly, many individuals did come to that conclusion, becoming bitter and resentful and losing hope in the process.

Viktor Frankl came at the opposite conclusion. The message he sent was that humans are powerful and robust, capable of surviving anything. He focused his attention on the convicts who survived and continued to love and assist others. That is precisely what he saw throughout this incident. same experience, but he was more concentrated on something else. He discovered a new interpretation. He discovered hope. He discovered bravery. He discovered love in this heinous predicament. And we do this in every aspect of our life. Not only these large, heinous acts, but everything in our lives has a significance that we always determine. Any experience you have will have a meaning attached to it, either consciously or unconsciously, most often subconsciously, correct? Usually, we are unaware of the interpretation we are giving it at the moment, but we must be cautious.

Therefore, what is he saying? He is back to discussing meaning. And he asserts that you must discover a greater purpose than yourself. If you are just concerned with your own accomplishment, such as obtaining a high mark on an exam or obtaining a better job, you will struggle to succeed. That success will not come easy. However, if you discover a new purpose, if you concentrate on a goal larger than yourself, if you focus on contributing and connecting with others, on helping others, and on utilizing your success to benefit others and accomplish something greater than yourself, you will actually achieve more success.

I highly recommend this book