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Period 1 Viktor Frankl’s book, “Mans Search for Meaning,” has an abundance of despair, loss, and chances to become bitter, however, Frankl turns those potential feelings around and makes them into an experience, one he can learn from. It is similar to the saying “learn from your mistakes.” Frankl experiences the worst of the worst, and he learns something magnificent. This is not a story about the horrible things that happened to him in the Nazi camp, but one about his search for meaning. One of my favorite quotes throughout the book was, “What is to give light must endure burning.” I particularly liked this one because it reminded me of the scripture Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Frankl uses a double entendre when he writes this quote. He literally does mean that what gives light, must endure burning. However, another way to look at it is that he is comparing a candle to man. He who shines the brightest is one who is able to take the scorn of society as well as learn from the horrible things rather than joining in on those awful things. I feel it relates to that scripture because Matthew is talking about how you should shine your light before men, to show them your goodness, that they may see God in you. Frankl’s quote I see is almost an intro into the scripture, because in order to gain that light which we all seek, we must be able to be burned. We all must be able to face the evils of the world, learn right from wrong, and take what we must from those situations.
Frankl writes about how “our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.” It is a freedom that cannot be taken away from us, yet it is one which we take for granted. We ignore this and often blame our issues of our attitudes on other people. Life is a roller coaster of changing attitudes. Every moment of every day can be an experience of dark and light and smoky grey. We often get
Period 1 Viktor Frankl’s book, “Mans Search for Meaning,” has an abundance of despair, loss, and chances to become bitter, however, Frankl turns those potential feelings around and makes them into an experience, one he can learn from. It is similar to the saying “learn from your mistakes.” Frankl experiences the worst of the worst, and he learns something magnificent. This is not a story about the horrible things that happened to him in the Nazi camp, but one about his search for meaning. One of my favorite quotes throughout the book was, “What is to give light must endure burning.” I particularly liked this one because it reminded me of the scripture Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Frankl uses a double entendre when he writes this quote. He literally does mean that what gives light, must endure burning. However, another way to look at it is that he is comparing a candle to man. He who shines the brightest is one who is able to take the scorn of society as well as learn from the horrible things rather than joining in on those awful things. I feel it relates to that scripture because Matthew is talking about how you should shine your light before men, to show them your goodness, that they may see God in you. Frankl’s quote I see is almost an intro into the scripture, because in order to gain that light which we all seek, we must be able to be burned. We all must be able to face the evils of the world, learn right from wrong, and take what we must from those situations.
Frankl writes about how “our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.” It is a freedom that cannot be taken away from us, yet it is one which we take for granted. We ignore this and often blame our issues of our attitudes on other people. Life is a roller coaster of changing attitudes. Every moment of every day can be an experience of dark and light and smoky grey. We often get