*Viktor Frankl’s wife, parents and brother died in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Enduring extreme hunger, cold and brutality, first in Auschwitz then Dachau, Frankl himself was under constant threat of going to the gas chambers.

*He lost every physical belonging on his first day in the camps, and was forced to surrender a scientific manuscript he considered his life’s work. Yet having been lowered into the pits of humanity, Frankl emerged an optimist.

*His reasoning was that even in the most terrible circumstances, a person still has the freedom to choose how they see those circumstances and create meaning out of them. By accepting our suffering, we can transform it into an achievement.

*The purpose of life is not to seek happiness, but to find deep meaning in our vocation, our loves, and our challenges.

Theme 1: Frankl in the Nazi concentration camps - 0:29

Theme 2: The ability to choose our thoughts and actions - 8:23

Theme 3: Logotherapy and finding your purpose in life - 18:25

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YouTube. (2019). Finding meaning in difficult times (Interview with Dr. Viktor Frankl). [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlC2OdnhIiQ [Accessed 29 Mar. 2019].

Full Title: Man's Search for Meaning

Year of Publication: 1946

Book Author: Viktor Frankl

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