How Meaning Saves Lives
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
Friedrich Nietzsche’s famously observed: “He who has a Why to live for can endure any How.” Victor Frankl testified to this truth with his remarkable life. After surviving the Nazi concentrations camps, Victor Frankl wrote his memoirs, demonstrating how even cruelty and unmerited suffering can not only be endured but even transformed through the power of making meaning.
Frankl pioneered a new branch of psychotherapy, Logos Therapy, which taps into this inner strength for overcoming and growing from adversity and even trauma. Man’s Search for Meaning is the foundation for Frankl’s “meaning therapy,” an inspiring tale of heroism in the face of hate and unspeakable cruelty. This brief but unforgettable book is filled with wisdom for crafting a meaningful life, regardless of life circumstances.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl (Beacon Press, 1959)