One of main idea of the book, an idea that is quite enlightening when you read it from Frankl's perspective, is that that you can have everything stripped from you: your family, your clothes, your food, your freedom, your rights, everything, but there is one thing that no one can ever take from you, and that's how you choose to respond to those situations. When we realize there is a higher purpose for living, and we want to live, we will find ways to make it through. No matter the circumstances.
Very powerful stuff!
This book is about Frankl's experience through his time in a concentration camp during World War II and how he managed to survive when hundreds of thousands did not. Frankl lived through the very core of camp life. It was horrific and he was staring death in the eyes every day. To live through this dreadful experience is amazing in itself, but Frankl came out with more than just horror stories. He came out of it with the knowledge that there was a reason for his existence, for mankind's existence, and he passed on that knowledge to millions.
The first half of this book tells us about POW camp life; the other half of the book is about what Frankl learned. The concepts are universal, and you've probably heard them before, but Frankl puts them in a way that is new and so enlightening you can't help but live your life in a whole new way.
Frankl's book is a must read for anyone who is feeling low with overwhelming thoughts that things are bad and getting worse. The power to "choose one's own way" can help one transcend the appearance of ugliness and chaos that surrounds us and create for ourselves an inner peace that is ours to keep. This book is a great reminder that life can be tough, but we can choose how we experience it.
This book is a goldmine and should be required reading for everyone.
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