Man's Search For Meaning By Viktor E. Frankl

MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING ESSAY What truly motivates a person’s actions and desires in life? Is it seeing a person in need of your assistance? Possibly when you discover selfless love? Or the gratification one receives when they save the life of another being? It can be as complicated/difficult as stopping a person from committing suicide to; as simple as making a person smile on a bad day. While reading the novel Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, I was inspired by how well he dealt with the gruesome situations he was put in and how long he stuck it out with the notion of seeing his family alive in the end. While in the concentration camp Frankl discovered many new aspects of his personality and those of the people around him.
I am a role model, a friend, peer, student, co-worker, comedian, mediator, relative and sometimes a royal pain. If I did not acquire all of these qualities I would not be the person I am today and I would not be living the fulfilled pleasing life that I am presently living. There are several aspects throughout my life that keep me going on such as; the gratitude I obtain when I help a friend or family member get through a tough situation. Also when I finish a difficult job on my own and I receive praise, or are told how grateful someone is to have me in their life. These all give me the will to continue on living life and help me to discover my true purpose. However not all of my days are quite as rewarding and some days can be more difficult than others. There is always going to be thorns within a bed of roses; those thorns can bring on feelings of depression, and anger leading to low self-esteem. Sometimes these hardships in life may give me the feelings of not want to go on; then I take my positive side of life and reassure myself that there is always tomorrow and things can always be resolved. With this in mind I am able to collect my feelings and thoughts and make it through all those rough moments. For instance when Frankl was in the concentration camps there must have been times when he just wanted to give up and end his life, but he stayed strong and stuck it out until the end. If I believed that I did not have any purpose in life I know that I would not try to accomplish anything or even bother trying to associate with others. When I put all my strength and motivation together it gives me the will keep going and thrive for my very best in anything that I do. -how many gay men, lezbian women never come out because they dont want to be disgraced by others. people are afraid to be themselves becuase of society-hypicritical and judgemental-Sometimes it happeneds later in life and to find their true calling.