Man's Search for Meaning

Book Report: Man’s search for Meaning There are many significant ideas in the book that not only rang true to me but also helped me grow with challenges I face both personally and professionally. Professionally, as a supervisor and subordinate – I have always maintained a high expectation of myself and others. Over the years, I have learned that my expectations shouldn’t be judged on others with their abilities as we each have our unique set of qualities. Frankl wrote, “No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.” This idea solidifies my direction in striving to be able to accept others without judgment. I learned from this book that I should celebrate another’s qualities and respect the decisions they make while trying to find something positive. I see Frankl as a person who accepted anybody regardless of their chosen path, even the Nazi SS who imprisoned him or fellow countrymen who turned their back on him. Through his work, Frankl found that any man could change his path; however it was up to the individual man to choose his path. Both personally and professionally, it is clearer to me that life is what I choose to make of it and fate should have nothing to do with it. I am responsible for my life and future based on how I react to my fate. Regarding my fate; I wish to write about my personal challenges in my life. I thought long and hard about the decision to write about this topic as I am in the heat of my struggles. My first reaction was to not write about it and keep my reaction of reading the book on the surface. Then I thought it would be not only therapeutic but a teachable moment for me to write down how I feel with these struggles while completing this book report. After all, it was fate that put me in a position to read this book and write about it. My wife and I decided to have a child and we planned perfectly for the perfect child. After nearly