Life is full of ups and downs‚ knowns and unknowns. In Viktor Frankl’s book‚ Man’s Search for Meaning‚ he demonstrates the existential principle that anxiety forms from the mysteries and uncertainties of life. Throughout the book‚ Frankl stresses that the mystery of the future‚ especially after entering the camp‚ could cause one to lose purpose to survive due to the unknown: “Former prisoners...agree that the most depressing influence of all was that a prisoner could not know how long his term of
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and severe‚ it is unescapable‚ with no possibility of ever escaping and surviving such hardships. However‚ I believe that people can survive almost any suffering if they have a goal to strive for‚ as shown in Siddhartha‚ Night‚ and Man’s Search for Meaning. Written by Herman Hesse‚ Siddhartha provides a unique experience of how suffering can be overcome with an aspiration in mind‚ no matter how long it takes. Even at the beginning of the book‚ Siddhartha realizes he is discontent by the sheltered world
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To go on a journey does not necessarily require one to physically move from one place to another. A journey can happen anywhere‚ and at any time‚ even if you are not moving. An inner journey is to transcend above the physical and temporal world into a spiritual realm. This enables one to look at life attentively and be alert to the lessons learnt from experience. ‘Of Eurydice’ by Ivan Lalic‚ ‘Fax X’ by Gwyneth Lewis‚ ‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost‚ ‘The
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Stolpestad Stuck and chained without any tendency of where your life is headed‚ requires necessary effort to go through. This is the situation for the main character in Wiliam Lychacks short story‚ Stolpestad. Without any whereabouts of his life directions‚ Stolpestad come across his own life through unpleasant confrontations of his own identity loss. “This is your life‚ Stolpestad” Stolpestad finds that his life gone tedious‚ waiting towards the end of each shift‚ lying and giving an excuse
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Throughout The Alchemist‚ readers see a clear view of how they are to discover the meaning of life. The first is by discovering their personal legend. People are supposed to go out and seek their life’s destiny. The second is by defeating fear. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. We shouldn’t worry about the past or future. In fact‚ we should be focusing on the present. When we take the focus off of our fears we begin to focus on the present and realize what we’ve been missing. Paulo Coelho
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What is life? When does it really begin? Is it a gift that nature bestowed on us? Does it actually start at the moment of conception when the egg and sperm meet and mix their genetic code together to create a new being? Who can say really? Even the perfectionist will suffer from atelophobia in answering such questions.I don’t know the answer.however‚ i endeavor to the best of my capability.Albeit i don’t get any answer‚ even the smallest hint to that is a reward worth it. Science is a way to explain
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exercised. Many books written by Nazi camp survivors fall into the same story-telling theme‚ but Man’s Search for Meaning is written to go beyond the horror stories of the camps‚ and to dive into why the survivors were the ones made it out‚ and it wasn’t due to luck‚ as Frankl stated. The ones who made it out were the ones who learned how to cope with the suffering and found meaning in it. Frankl’s term‚ coined logotherapy‚ is the foundation of this memoir. My interpretation of the word is that the
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The Analysis of Seven Meaning by Geoffrey Leech in A Poetry My 20 Lines For My Broken Heart Godspower Oshodin The windows of my heart is shut and disdained‚ My memories in reminisce of how it was pained. The open shutter of love‚ is now closed Moments like before will never be tossed. Love has spanked my heart to pain‚ As I write this poem with no poetic gain. My hand can no longer touch your beautiful face‚ The one I love have given me a long space. My hands fidget‚ as I exhaust
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INFERRING WORD MEANING THROUGH CONTEXT CLUES: A STEP TO ENHANCHE READING COMPREHENSION By: Neng Syifa Masnoneh 608653519295 Abstract One of the purposes of teaching English to EFL learners is to equip them with reading skill so that they can comprehend an authentic English text for their reading purposes. However‚ the lack of vocabulary size will apparently cause a big problem for them to comprehend the text since the number of vocabulary size supports the mastery of reading in
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suffering he found a way to find hope and meaning to his life. He shares the psychological perspective on how everyday life in a concentration camp was interpreted in the mind of prisoners. Frankl believed‚ “the greatest task for a man is to find their meaning in life”. According to Frankl there are three possible sources of meaning that can be found thru work‚ love‚ and thru courage during difficult times. Thru his experience in the camps where he found his meaning in life‚ Frankl shares his creation
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